Film

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

1963 · 1h 42m

IMDb

6.7

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.

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

• Masahiro MakinoDirector · Screenplay
• Tetsuya YamanouchiScreenplay
• Kōji ShundōProducer
• Kōichirō OguraProducer
• Shigeto MikiDirector of Photography
• Seiichi SuzukiOriginal Music Composer
• Shintarō MiyamotoEditor

Release date

October 19, 1963

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 42m