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Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Plot: An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.
Release Date: Saturday, October 29 1977
47 years ago
Genres: Crime, Drama
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Cast

Portrait of Shin SaburiShin Saburi. Shin Saburi was 68 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Kazumasa Sakura'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 12 1909 –
Died: Wed, Sep 22 1982
Portrait of Toshirō MifuneToshirō Mifune. Toshirō Mifune was 57 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Kosuke Oishi'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 01 1920 –
Died: Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Hiroki MatsukataHiroki Matsukata. Hiroki Matsukata was 35 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Shiro Matsugae'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 23 1942 –
Died: Sat, Jan 21 2017
Portrait of Bunta SugawaraBunta Sugawara. Bunta Sugawara was 44 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Shinsuke Tembo'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 16 1933 –
Died: Fri, Nov 28 2014
Portrait of Kyôko KishidaKyôko Kishida. Kyôko Kishida was 47 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Naoko Anekoji'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 29 1930 –
Died: Sun, Dec 17 2006
Portrait of Etsushi TakahashiEtsushi Takahashi. Etsushi Takahashi was 42 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Yasuo Ichinomiya'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 02 1935 –
Died: Sun, May 19 1996
Portrait of Akiyuki NosakaAkiyuki Nosaka. Akiyuki Nosaka was 47 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Birthday: Fri, Oct 10 1930 –
Died: Wed, Dec 09 2015
Portrait of Kyoko NamiKyoko Nami. Kyoko Nami was >> in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Yukiko Kawamoto'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takuya FujiokaTakuya Fujioka. Takuya Fujioka was 47 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Genkichi Tarui'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 04 1930 –
Died: Fri, Oct 20 2006
Portrait of Eitarō OzawaEitarō Ozawa. Eitarō Ozawa was 68 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Daizo Okayama'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 27 1909 –
Died: Sat, Apr 23 1988
Portrait of Kanjūrō ArashiKanjūrō Arashi. Kanjūrō Arashi was 73 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Yanosuke Kawamoto'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 08 1903 –
Died: Tue, Oct 21 1980
Portrait of Seizō FukumotoSeizō Fukumoto. Seizō Fukumoto was 34 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Nobuo Kobayashi'.
Birthday: Wed, Feb 03 1943 –
Died: Fri, Jan 01 2021
Portrait of Hiromi MayaHiromi Maya. Hiromi Maya was 23 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Anna Motoyama'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 18 1954
Portrait of Sayoko NinomiyaSayoko Ninomiya. Sayoko Ninomiya was 29 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Toshiko Ichinomiya'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 23 1948
Portrait of Nobuo KanekoNobuo Kaneko. Nobuo Kaneko was 54 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Hirano'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 27 1923 –
Died: Fri, Jan 20 1995
Portrait of Asao KoikeAsao Koike. Asao Koike was 46 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Akimasa Onizawa'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 18 1931 –
Died: Sat, Mar 23 1985
Portrait of Midori KanazawaMidori Kanazawa. Midori Kanazawa was 23 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Kaoru Miura'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 27 1953
Portrait of Kei SatōKei Satō. Kei Satō was 48 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Sekino'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 21 1928 –
Died: Sun, May 02 2010
Portrait of Mikio NaritaMikio Narita. Mikio Narita was 42 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Seiji Kataoka'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 31 1935 –
Died: Mon, Apr 09 1990
Portrait of Fumio WatanabeFumio Watanabe. Fumio Watanabe was 47 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Keizo Tashiro'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 31 1929 –
Died: Wed, Aug 04 2004
Portrait of Emiko AzumaEmiko Azuma. Emiko Azuma was 53 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Yukie Sakura'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 19 1924 –
Died: Fri, Jan 08 2010
Portrait of Hōsei KomatsuHōsei Komatsu. Hōsei Komatsu was 50 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Shigemitsu Sanada'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 04 1926 –
Died: Fri, Jul 11 2003
Portrait of Masaru ShigaMasaru Shiga. Masaru Shiga was 35 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Saburo Murakami'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 13 1942 –
Died: Fri, Apr 03 2020
Portrait of Asao UchidaAsao Uchida. Asao Uchida was 57 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Kikuo Oyama'.
Birthday: Sun, Aug 01 1920 –
Died: Mon, Sep 30 1996
Portrait of Kuniyasu AtsumiKuniyasu Atsumi. Kuniyasu Atsumi was 44 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Rentaro Setoyama'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1933 –
Died: Thu, Feb 05 2009
Portrait of Tomio FujimuraTomio Fujimura. Tomio Fujimura was >> in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Hisataro Dan'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Torahiko HamadaTorahiko Hamada. Torahiko Hamada was 58 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Goto'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 18 1919 –
Died: Thu, Oct 15 2009
Portrait of Masato HoshiMasato Hoshi. Masato Hoshi was 23 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Kazunori Shibata'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 24 1954
Portrait of Masataka IwaoMasataka Iwao. Masataka Iwao was 34 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Giichi Arahama'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 20 1942
Portrait of Shūichirō MoriyamaShūichirō Moriyama. Shūichirō Moriyama was 43 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 26 1934 –
Died: Mon, Feb 08 2021
Portrait of Kinji NakamuraKinji Nakamura. Kinji Nakamura was 56 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Okuda'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 15 1921
Portrait of Ryō NishidaRyō Nishida. Ryō Nishida was 38 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Ichiro Funase'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 20 1939
Portrait of Akira NishikinoAkira Nishikino. Akira Nishikino was 28 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Yoichiro Wakamiya'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 14 1948
Portrait of Takashi NoguchiTakashi Noguchi. Takashi Noguchi was 39 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Kazuo Miyanoura'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 18 1938 –
Died: Tue, Apr 28 2020
Portrait of Hiromi OkamotoHiromi Okamoto. Hiromi Okamoto was 21 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Toshiko Maeda'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 25 1956
Portrait of Maki OriharaMaki Orihara. Maki Orihara was >> in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Makiko Sakura'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira MoritaAkira Morita. Akira Morita was >> in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Hideki Yokokawa'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Joshua RomeoJoshua Romeo. Joshua Romeo was >> in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Al Sanders'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yōko KoizumiYōko Koizumi. Yōko Koizumi was >> in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Natsuko Miho'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sengoro ShigeyamaSengoro Shigeyama. Sengoro Shigeyama was 54 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Jintoku Ryu'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 14 1923 –
Died: Sat, Dec 04 2010
Portrait of Yasuhiro SuzukiYasuhiro Suzuki. Yasuhiro Suzuki was >> in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Yoshio Shirakawa'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Maki TachibanaMaki Tachibana. Maki Tachibana was 26 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Akiko Minowa'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 06 1951
Portrait of Yoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajima. Yoshibumi Tajima was 59 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Masatoshi Kojima'.
Birthday: Sun, Aug 04 1918 –
Died: Thu, Sep 10 2009
Portrait of Osman YusufOsman Yusuf. Osman Yusuf was 57 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Birthday: Sun, May 23 1920 –
Died: Sun, Aug 29 1982
Portrait of Daisuke AwajiDaisuke Awaji. Daisuke Awaji was 45 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Birthday: Sat, Feb 06 1932 –
Died: Sat, Oct 29 1994
Portrait of Ömer YusufÖmer Yusuf. Ömer Yusuf was 47 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Suber Ananta (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Fri, May 23 1930 –
Died: Fri, Oct 18 2013

Crew

Portrait of Sadao NakajimaSadao Nakajima. Sadao Nakajima was 43 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Director'
Birthday: Wed, Aug 08 1934 –
Died: Sun, Jun 11 2023
Portrait of Kōji TakadaKōji Takada. Kōji Takada was 43 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 07 1934
Portrait of Koichi IiboshiKoichi Iiboshi. Koichi Iiboshi was 53 in Japanese Godfather: Ambition as 'Novel'
Birthday: Mon, Jun 02 1924 –
Died: Sat, Mar 02 1996