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Those Swell Yakuza

Those Swell Yakuza

19886.01h 49m

Overview

Ryo, a young former banker, gets beaten up over a debt from gambling. A yakuza boss saves him, and Ryo decides to train to become a yakuza under him.

Directed by Seiji Izumi
Written by Joji Abe, Isao Matsumoto, Seiji Izumi
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Top Cast

Takanori Jinnai

Takanori Jinnai

Yumi Aso

Yumi Aso

Rie Nakahara

Rie Nakahara

Ginji Gaō

Ginji Gaō

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Yasushi Ono

Daisuke Nagakura

Daisuke Nagakura

J

Jun Ueno

Kinzō Sakura

Kinzō Sakura

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

K

Kazuma Matsubara

About Those Swell Yakuza

Those Swell Yakuza is a crime, comedy film released in 1988. Directed by Seiji Izumi, it stars Takanori Jinnai, Yumi Aso, Rie Nakahara. Ryo, a young former banker, gets beaten up over a debt from gambling. A yakuza boss saves him, and Ryo decides to train to become a yakuza under him.

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