The Viper Brothers
1971 · 87 min · ★ 7.7 · Comedy, Action
After spending several years in prison, yakuza punk Masa (Bunta Sugawara) and his underling, Katsuji (Tamio Kawachi) are back out in the mean streets of Kobe to make a name for themselves amongst the local yakuza organization.
Directed by Sadao Nakajima · Written by Kōji Takada
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Bunta Sugawara Masataro (Goro Masa) -
Tamio Kawachi Katsuji (Immortal Katsu) -
Noboru Andō Yukichi Hayasaki -
Tomomi Satō Sayako Kozuki -
Bin Amatsu Tatsuya Yamakita -
Ryōji Hayama Wasaburo Umeda (Takihana second-in-command) -
Akitake Kōno Kingoro The Tattoo Master -
Keijirō Morozumi Tatsuichi (Takihana Gang) -
Shōtarō Hayashi Tomoeda Yasuhiko (Yamakita Gang) -
Tsuyako Okajima Matchmaker -
Yuriko Mishima Hanae -
Miwako Onaya Yoko
Make it a double feature
3h 1m togetherBoth from Sadao Nakajima.
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