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Ryūko no ri 2
The drama portrays the lives of two young men, Kaneko Ryū (played by Hōshi Ishida) and Sudō Kazutora (played by Yūtarō Furutachi). Ryū is a man who stakes his life on being a yakuza, while Kazutora despises the yakuza and seeks to surpass his father.
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The drama portrays the lives of two young men, Kaneko Ryū (played by Hōshi Ishida) and Sudō Kazutora (played by Yūtarō Furutachi). Ryū is a man who stakes his life on being a yakuza, while Kazutora despises the yakuza and seeks to surpass his father.
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Genre:Drama, Action
Written By:Shunsuke Ozawa, Yasutaka Mori
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Studio:G Company, Rights Cube
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