13 Dec 2000
Brother
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
Young Lord Yakuza
Young Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the disguise of a ronin.
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二代目 大川橋蔵 
大川恵子 
桜町弘子 
木村功 
久保菜穂子 千秋実 
大河内傳次郎 
安部徹 
北竜二 
小沢栄太郎 
中村錦司 
徳大寺伸 
二代目 澤村宗之助 
Koji Arima 清川荘司 Ryōei Itō 長島隆一 Makoto Kawaji Masuo Kamiki 笑福亭松之助
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