
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun(1981)
A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.


A low ranking yakuza who spends more time enjoying life than doing the yakuza work falls in love with a pretty student girl, whose brother later gets drawn into the yakuza business against his own wishes.

Sonny Chiba

Saburo Kitajima

Hideo Murata

Chiyoko Honma

Junko Miyazono
Ryuji Kita

Hisao Toake

Harumi Sone

Kōji Sekiyama
Song of Yakuza is a drama, action, crime film released in 1963 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Miki Wakabayashi, it stars Sonny Chiba, Saburo Kitajima, Hideo Murata. A low ranking yakuza who spends more time enjoying life than doing the yakuza work falls in love with a pretty student girl, whose brother later gets drawn into the yakuza business against his own wishes.
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