Film
Silk Hat Boss
1970 · 1h 29m · Action · Crime
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- 6.9
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Overview
In a strange outfit and full of youthful energy, the explosive Boss Kumatora raises hell like there's no tomorrow. The first movie of a new series starring Wakayama Tomisaburo as everybody's favorite character Boss Kumatora from the Red Peony Gambler series. Having made a fortune in the Russo-Japanese War, the Kumatora Family migrates to Kyushu to take on a military-related job. There they encounter the evil and malicious interference of the Chindai family of Kumamoto, and Boss Kumatora boldly fights back with the help of O'Ryu the Red Peony. A super entertaining film with non-stop comedy and action directed by Suzuki Norifumi.
Cast
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Torakichi "Kumotora" Kumasaka
Sumiko Fuji
Oryu
Masumi Harukawa
Gorō Ibuki
Ichirō Sugai
Tatsuo Endō
Takuzō Kawatani
Masaru Shiga
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Kagura no Taka
Masumi Harukawa
Choko
Bin Amatsu
Taichiro Kito, Bin
Kōji Sekiyama
Otsubo Komazo
Masaharu Arikawa
Tatsuhira
Kyōichi Satō
Genzo Sera
Hideo Fujimoto
Heikuro Yamane
Masaru Shiga
Garimatsu
Crew
- Norifumi SuzukiDirector
- Kōji TakadaWriter
- Kōji ShundōExecutive Producer
- Norimichi MatsudairaExecutive Producer
- Motoya WashioDirector of Photography
- Toshiaki TsushimaOriginal Music Composer
- Tadao KandaEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 25, 1970
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Action, Crime
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