Original Title: 悪の親衛隊
Status
Released
Release
1971
Runtime
1h 27m
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A disgraced yakuza member, framed for the murder of his boss, emerges from prison eight years later with revenge on his mind.
23 Cast Members
Tsunehiko Watase
Bunjaku Han
Tetsuro Tamba
Hisashi Kawaguchi
Jerry Fujio
Hōsei Komatsu
Fumio Watanabe
Machiko Yashiro
Shingo Yamashiro
Tatsuo Umemiya
Ichirō Sugai
Takashi Hio
Kyōichi Satō
Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
Chie Kobayashi
Tomiko Ishii
Rena Ichinose
Jushiro Kobayashi
Seiya Satō
Kōji Sawada
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