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Japan's Don

Name: Japan's Don
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1977-01-22
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Shin Saburi, Koji Tsuruta, Hiroki Matsukata, Kō Nishimura, Etsushi Takahashi

1977 · 2h 12m · 7.3 on TMDB

Crime Drama

A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.

Cast

Etsushi Takahashi

Yasuo Ichinomiya

Asao Uchida

Kikuo Oyama

Bunta Sugawara

Eizo Iwami

Sonny Chiba

Tsuneyoshi Sakota

Asao Koike

Katsunosuke Miura

Mikio Narita

Seiji Kataoka

Shōtarō Hayashi

Miyoshi Kaneda

Tsunehiko Watase

Takeshi Nomizo

Part of the Japanese Godfather Trilogy

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Japanese Godfather: Ambition
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7.3
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
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Part of the Japanese Godfather Trilogy

3 films, in story order

7.7
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977
7.3
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978

If you like this

7.4
The Unforgivable
2021
6.8
Siberian Education
2013
7.4
A Family
2021
5.9
Suburbicon
2017
6.3
The Killer
2024
7.0
Plunder Road
1957
6.2
Belly
1998
6.2
Panic
2000
5.9
The Protector
1985
5.9
Winged Creatures
2009
6.1
Female Yakuza Tale
1973
5.9
In Cold Light
2026