The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 ( 1963 )

Overview

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest and strongest of all the gang bosses, he went on to survive the end of the samurai era and become a successful businessman. But first, he must survive against all odds in order to build his reputation and develop his strength. Powerful portrayals of the group are led by the great Tsuruta Koji with help from the likes of Matsukata Hiroki.

Top Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Shimizu no Jirocho

Hiroki Matsukata

Yoshiko Sakuma

Hiroyuki Nagato

Shingo Yamashiro

Sumiko Fuji

Masahiko Tsugawa

Minoru Ōki

Haruo Tanaka

Makoto Fujita

Kayako Sono

Fumitake Ōmura

Satomi Oka

Sayuri Tachikawa

Michitarō Mizushima

Shunji Sakai

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Kinuko Obata

Kyoko Mikage

Kensaku Hara

Hiroshi Kato

Masaharu Arikawa

Kinji Nakamura

Eiji Minakata

Shunya Wazaki

Masuo Kamiki

Eitarō Shindō

Tatsuko Azuma

Masao Hori

Hiroshi Mizuno

Reiko Otori

Kusuo Abe

Kinshiro Toyama

Shintaro Nasu

Kenji Kusumoto

Kogan Ashiya

Jūshirō Konoe

Ogawa

Kunio Kaga

Gannosuke Ashiya

Hanzō Kataoka