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The Big Boss

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IMDB ID: tt0052567

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Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.

Japanese

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Koji Tsuruta

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Seizaburō Kawazu

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Akira Takarada

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Mitsuko Kusabue

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Keiko Yanagawa

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Akihiko Hirata

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Makoto Satō

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Haruo Tanaka

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Mickey Curtis

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Yōsuke Natsuki

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Kihachi Okamoto

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Shinichi Sekizawa

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Motosada Nishikame

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