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Film / 1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Directed by
Hideo Gosha
Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.
The story
Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.
Cast
Tatsuya NakadaiMasagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa
Masako NatsumeMatsue Kiryûin
Shima IwashitaUta Kiryûin
Tetsuro TambaUichi Suda, The Big Boss
Akiko KanaTsuru
Emi ShindōEmiwaka, 2nd Mistress
Akiko NakamuraBotan, 3rd Mistress
Mari NatsukiAkio, Opponent's Mistress
Mikio NaritaTokuhei Tsujihara
Tatsuo UmemiyaKatsu Yamane
Eitarō OzawaGenichiro Tanabe
Isao NatsuyagiKanematsu
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Hideo MurotaSagara
Ryōhei UchidaHirazo Suenaga
Kei YamamotoKyosuke Tanabe
Katsuhiko WatabikiJiro Mikazuki
Naoya MakotoTetsuo Sudo
Isamu AgoChoji
Koji YakushoKondo
Kinzō SakuraRokuzo
Kaori TakasugiHanako Kiryûin
Nobuko SendoMatsue Kiryûin as a girl
Torahiko HamadaDr. Kato
Masahiko TanimuraZenshichi Shirai
Masataka IwaoKomada Shigezo
Minoru UchidaKankichi Umeda
Shōtarō HayashiYozo Akimoto
Tamaki MiyagawaTenjin Bunji
Hiroshi IwashitaTakehiko Yamamura
Ken'ichi MatsunoFuyuki
Toru MasuokaSpirit
Yoshinobu HiroseTai City
Sachio MiyagiDetective Shimada
Seizō FukumotoAssassin of the Ryumatsu family
TankurôTatsuyoshi
Hiroshi OkawaTachiyama
Kenzō KatsunoChoromatsu
Kayoko TominagaKiwa
Shunji SasakiMiyazaki
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