Poster of Japanese Godfather: Ambition

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
46 years ago
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Cast

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

Crew

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