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Hokuriku Proxy War

Hokuriku Proxy War

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DramaCrimeActionComedy

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In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.889/10

Release Date

26 February 1977

Country

Japan

Cast

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Kawada Noboru

Yumiko Nogawa

Yumiko Nogawa

Nakai Kiku

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Kanai Hachiro

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Mr. Kubo

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Mr. Yasuhara

Takeo Chii

Takeo Chii

Gorō Ibuki

Gorō Ibuki

Hajime Hana

Hajime Hana

Mantani

Sanae Nakahara

Sanae Nakahara

Nobu

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Ryō Nishida

Ryō Nishida

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Jirô Chiba

Jirô Chiba

Hanamaki

Harumi Sone

Harumi Sone

Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto

Yanaka

Yoko Takahashi

Yoko Takahashi

Kuniomi Kitani

Kuniomi Kitani

Shunji Sasaki

Shunji Sasaki

Masataka Iwao

Masataka Iwao

Akira Hirasawa

Akira Hirasawa

Yasuo Matsumoto

Yasuo Matsumoto

Tetsuo Fujisawa

Tetsuo Fujisawa

Yûsuke Tsukasa

Yûsuke Tsukasa

Ryuji Komine

Ryuji Komine

Satoru Nabe

Satoru Nabe

Shōtarō Hayashi

Shōtarō Hayashi

Yasuhiro Suzuki

Yasuhiro Suzuki

Fuyukichi Maki

Fuyukichi Maki

Takashi Noguchi

Takashi Noguchi

Ryuji Katagiri

Ryuji Katagiri

Yoshinobu Hirose

Yoshinobu Hirose

Hyōe Enoki

Hyōe Enoki

Masataka Naruse

Masataka Naruse

Yoshihiro Igarashi

Yoshihiro Igarashi

Masaharu Arikawa

Masaharu Arikawa

Kōjiro Shirakawa

Kōjiro Shirakawa

Daisuke Awaji

Daisuke Awaji

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Teruo Fujinaga

Teruo Fujinaga

Isao Takanami

Isao Takanami

Jiro Shirai

Jiro Shirai

Katsutoshi Akiyama

Katsutoshi Akiyama

Takaya Shimoyama

Takaya Shimoyama

Ryōta Minowada

Ryōta Minowada

Sachio Miyagi

Sachio Miyagi

Jo Moriya

Jo Moriya

Kazutarō Kuni

Kazutarō Kuni

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