04 Dec 1952
Jirocho Rises in Fame
The rise of the famed gambler.
Chinpira
Osamu rescues a girl who was being chased by two punks and is soon mixed up with the Yakuza
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星ようこ 
北村一輝 宮前希依 
長門裕之 
田口トモロヲ 
大杉漣 
竹中直人 
曽根悠多
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