The Viper Brothers

Jun 1, 1971

1h 27m

★ 6.5

Overview

After spending several years in prison, yakuza punk Masa (Bunta Sugawara) and his underling, Katsuji (Tamio Kawachi) are back out in the mean streets of Kobe to make a name for themselves amongst the local yakuza organization.

Genres

Comedy

Action

Production Companies

Toei Company

The Viper Brothers Trailers

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Cast

Masataro (Goro Masa)

Bunta Sugawara

Katsuji (Immortal Katsu)

Tamio Kawachi

Yukichi Hayasaki

Noboru Andō

Sayako Kozuki

Tomomi Satō

Tatsuya Yamakita

Bin Amatsu

Wasaburo Umeda (Takihana second-in-command)

Ryōji Hayama

Kingoro The Tattoo Master

Akitake Kōno

Tatsuichi (Takihana Gang)

Keijirō Morozumi

Tomoeda Yasuhiko (Yamakita Gang)

Shōtarō Hayashi

Matchmaker

Tsuyako Okajima

Hanae

Yuriko Mishima

Yoko

Miwako Onaya

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