Rent The Japanese Godfather I (1977)
3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings
2h 12min
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- Synopsis:
At the dawn of the 1970s, Japan is becoming an economic superpower and the Nakajima crime syndicate extends its grasp across the nation. Politicians and corporations seek the gang's favour to form strategic and highly prosperous partnerships, but its leaders disagree about whether to leave the old ways behind for the sake of money and respectability. Directed by Toei yakuza film specialist Sadao Nakajima (The Rapacious Jailbreaker), this sprawling epic is based on the true story of Japan's largest crime syndicate and features a cast of genre legends, including Koji Tsuruta (Big Time Gambling Boss, Sympathy for the Underdog'), Bunta Sugawara (Battles Without Honour and Humanity) and Sonny Chiba (The Streetfighter, Hokuriku Proxy War). - Actors:
- Shin Saburi, Kôji Tsuruta, Hiroki Matsukata, Kô Nishimura, Etsushi Takahashi, Asao Uchida, Bunta Sugawara, Shin'ichi Chiba, Asao Koike, Mikio Narita, Shôtarô Hayashi, Tsunehiko Watase, Tatsuo Umemiya, Nobuo Kaneko, Etsuko Ichihara, Masaya Takahashi, Kunie Tanaka, Takeo Chii, Nenji Kobayashi, Kyôsuke Machida
- Directors:
- Sadao Nakajima
- Producers:
- Matsudaira Jomichi, Gorô Kusakabe, Shigeru Okada, Hiroshige Shunto, Mitsuru Taoka
- Writers:
- Koichi Iiboshi, Kôji Takada
- Aka:
- Japan's Don: Great Yakuza War / Nihon no don: yakuza dai senso / Yakuza War: The Japanese Don
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/02/2026
- Run Time:
- 132 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Archival interview with Sadao Nakajima (2020, 33 mins)
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