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Bloody Territories
A once-powerful yakuza clan disbands as a result of a police crackdown, but one small group refuses to bow to police pressure, and launches a campaign to take over Tokyo's drug, prostitution, and gambling rackets. Someone wants to stop them. Is it the police? Rival gang members? Or is it an entirely new group of hired killers who will stop at nothing to gain complete control of Tokyo's "bloody territories"?
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A once-powerful yakuza clan disbands as a result of a police crackdown, but one small group refuses to bow to police pressure, and launches a campaign to take over Tokyo's drug, prostitution, and gambling rackets. Someone wants to stop them. Is it the police? Rival gang members? Or is it an entirely new group of hired killers who will stop at nothing to gain complete control of Tokyo's "bloody territories"?
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Genre:Crime, Drama, Action
Written By:Yasuharu Hasebe, Kazuo Aoki
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Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast
Yasuharu Hasebe
Director
Akira Kobayashi
Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member
Ryōji Hayama
Kazuo Itakura, Itakura Clan boss (as Ryôji Hayama)
Tadao Nakamaru
Seiichi Yatô, Oonogi Clan second-in-command
Hiroshi Nawa
Masakichi 'Masa' Jinno, Kansai Syndicate vice-chair
Tatsuya Fuji
Shigeo Minato, Oonogi Clan member
Jiro Okazaki
Sabu, Oonogi Clan member
Yoshi Katō
Kôjirô Oonogi, Oonogi Clan boss
Fujio Suga
Mannosuke Jinno, Kansai Syndicate chair
Bontarō Miake
Shinsaku Fujioka, Sakura Syndicate chair
Shinji Takano
Mishima, Marubishi Trading director
Kichijirō Ueda
Terashima, the loan shark
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