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A Legend of Turmoil

A Legend of Turmoil

19927.51h 50m

Overview

A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned respectful yakuza who tries to protect his small yakuza family. When his boss gets shot, he decides to go after the plotters.

Directed by Seiji Izumi
Written by Yoshiyuki Kuroda, Azusa Katsume
Produced by Sunao Sakagami, Mitsuru Kawase
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Top Cast

Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi

Shuji Otaki

Takanori Jinnai

Takanori Jinnai

Daisuke Hondo

Ruby Moreno

Ruby Moreno

Tomoko

Yoko Akino

Yoko Akino

Michiko Otaki

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Sayaka Ono

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Kiichirou Yashiro

Johnny Ohkura

Johnny Ohkura

Hitman

Etsuko Nami

Etsuko Nami

Themes & Keywords

yakuza

About A Legend of Turmoil

A Legend of Turmoil is a crime, action, drama film released in 1992 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Seiji Izumi, it stars Akira Kobayashi, Takanori Jinnai, Ruby Moreno. A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned respectful yakuza who tries to protect his small yakuza family. When his boss gets shot, he decides to go after the plotters.

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