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Song of Yakuza

Song of Yakuza

19631h 15m

Overview

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.

Directed by Miki Wakabayashi
Written by Yuichi Ikeda
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Top Cast

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Saburo Kitajima

Saburo Kitajima

Hideo Murata

Hideo Murata

Chiyoko Honma

Chiyoko Honma

Junko Miyazono

Junko Miyazono

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Ryuji Kita

Hisao Toake

Hisao Toake

Harumi Sone

Harumi Sone

Kōji Sekiyama

Kōji Sekiyama

Themes & Keywords

yakuza

About Song of Yakuza

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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