The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 (1963)

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.

Cast (40)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

S

Shunya Wazaki

M

Masuo Kamiki

Eitarō Shindō

T

Tatsuko Azuma

M

Masao Hori

H

Hiroshi Mizuno

R

Reiko Otori

Kusuo Abe

K

Kinshiro Toyama

S

Shintaro Nasu

Kenji Kusumoto

K

Kogan Ashiya

Jūshirō Konoe

Ogawa

Kunio Kaga

Gannosuke Ashiya

H

Hanzō Kataoka

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