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Young Boss: Leader's Flesh (1967)

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh poster
Original title
若親分千両肌
Directed by
Kazuo Ikehiro
Genre
action, crime
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A yakuza boss navigates the code of honor and violence in post-war Japan. This is the final film in a series about a young gang leader's conflicts and loyalties.

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What happens

『若親分千両肌』(わかおやぶんせんりょうはだ)は、1967年12月30日に大映が配給した、池広一夫監督、市川雷蔵主演の任侠映画である。『悪名シリーズ』と並ぶ、大映製作の代表的任侠映画として、市川雷蔵主演でシリーズ化され、合計8作品が製作された最終作である。この後の1969年、大映は松方弘樹主演を主演に『二代目若親分』を製作した。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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