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Hokuriku Proxy War

Feb 26, 1977
1h 38m
★ 6.4

Overview

A Yakuza group from Osaka with dreams of national dominance moves into the snowy Hokuriku region, sparking a bloody turf war with local gangs.

Genres

Drama
Crime
Action

Production Companies

Toei Company

Cast

Hiroki Matsukata

Kawada Noboru

Hiroki Matsukata

Yumiko Nogawa

Nakai Kiku

Yumiko Nogawa

Sonny Chiba

Kanai Hachiro

Sonny Chiba

Mikio Narita

Mr. Kubo

Mikio Narita

Kō Nishimura

Mr. Yasuhara

Kō Nishimura

Takeo Chii

Takeo Chii

Gorō Ibuki

Gorō Ibuki

Hajime Hana

Mantani

Hajime Hana

Sanae Nakahara

Nobu

Sanae Nakahara

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

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