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A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

19691h 32m

Overview

Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shinjuku and its lucrative prostitutes.

Directed by Yasuo Furuhata
Written by Akira Murao
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Top Cast

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Shingo Yamashiro

Shingo Yamashiro

Nami Tamura

Nami Tamura

Masumi Tachibana

Masumi Tachibana

Hideo Sunazuka

Hideo Sunazuka

Hiroshi Nawa

Hiroshi Nawa

Themes & Keywords

yakuza

About A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless is a drama, crime film released in 1969 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Yasuo Furuhata, it stars Bunta Sugawara, Kyōsuke Machida, Tomisaburō Wakayama. Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shinjuku and its lucrative prostitutes.

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