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Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Name: Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1977-10-29
Duration: 141 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Shin Saburi, Toshirō Mifune, Hiroki Matsukata, Bunta Sugawara, Kyôko Kishida

1977 · 2h 21m · 7.7 on TMDB

Crime Drama

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.

Cast

Kyôko Kishida

Naoko Anekoji

Etsushi Takahashi

Yasuo Ichinomiya

Akiyuki Nosaka

Kyoko Nami

Yukiko Kawamoto

Takuya Fujioka

Genkichi Tarui

Eitarō Ozawa

Daizo Okayama

Kanjūrō Arashi

Yanosuke Kawamoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Nobuo Kobayashi

Part of the Japanese Godfather Trilogy

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Part of the Japanese Godfather Trilogy

3 films, in story order

7.3
Japan's Don
1977
7.3
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978

If you like this

7.4
The Unforgivable
2021
6.8
Siberian Education
2013
7.3
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser
2009
6.7
Trap House
2025
5.9
Suburbicon
2017
6.2
The Outsider
2018
6.8
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare
2016
7.0
Plunder Road
1957
6.2
Belly
1998
6.2
True Believer
1989
5.9
American Murderer
2022
5.9
In Cold Light
2026