28 Dec 1968
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Yakuza on Foot
An Osaka gangster Shimamura just got married. His new bride, Mineko is also involved in drug trafficking. When she goes to China to make a deal, things get botched pretty badly. Shimamura must travel to save her and recoup his employers’ losses.
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若山富三郎 Seikichi Shimamura
菅原文太 Tamotsu Asai
清川虹子 Mineko
弓恵子 Saika Rin
大信田礼子 Reiho Ri
山城新伍 George
小松方正 Officer Song
潮健児 Teruo
関山耕司 Pak
遠藤太津朗 Kuronuma
八名信夫 So
Haruo Miyatani 
阿波地大輔 Go
泉京子 Shoen
東龍子 Eiho Ri
Tetsuo Ashida Captain of the Nankai Maru
志賀勝 Fumio Terauchi 
川谷拓三 Yoshiaki Yamashita
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