
Graveyard of Honor(1975)
A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.


Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.

Ken Takakura

Kayo Matsuo

Minoru Ōki
Toshiaki Minami

Kyōsuke Machida
Noboru Andō

Rinichi Yamamoto

Tsunehiko Watase

Kunie Tanaka

Michitarō Mizushima
Third Generation Boss is a crime film released in 1974 exploring themes of yakuza, 任侠. Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, it stars Ken Takakura, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ōki. Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.
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