
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.



Koji Tsuruta
Isokichi Yoshida

Sumiko Fuji
Otaki

Minoru Ōki
Teizo Okabe

Michiyo Kogure
Sue

Eiji Okada
Shuji Onoda

Bin Amatsu
Seikichi Hanayama
Ryūji Shinagawa
Heisuke Sakai

Yuriko Mishima
Ofuji

Jūshirō Konoe
Gisaburo Sakurai
Akitake Kōno
Gennosuke Shioya
Japan's Most Chivalrous is a crime film released in 1966 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Masahiro Makino, it stars Koji Tsuruta, Sumiko Fuji, Minoru Ōki.
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