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A Wad of Notes
A Wad of Notes

A Wad of Notes

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A lone gambler tries to keep a yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitakyushu. After away from his hometown for 13 years, Ryuji comes back and saves the town that is becoming run-down from yakuza’s ill deeds.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

09 September 1970

Country

Japan

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Ryuji Kashigawa

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Akiko Kudō

Akiko Kudō

Sen

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Shinjiro

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

Mojitoku

Eizō Kitamura

Eizō Kitamura

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Toramatsu

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Kinpachi

Minoru Ōki

Minoru Ōki

Sanjiro

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Yakuza

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