The Path of the King (1971)

Original title

日本やくざ伝　総長への道

Directed by

Masahiro Makino

Genre

yakuza film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A yakuza film set in early Showa era Japan. It follows a man rising through the ranks of a gambling syndicate during internal power struggles. The story centers on his quest to become the boss.

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What happens

『日本やくざ伝 総長への道』（にっぽんやくざでん そうちょうへのみち）は、1971年3月6日に公開された日本映画。監督：マキノ雅弘、製作：東映京都撮影所、主演：高倉健。藤原審爾の小説『総長への道』を原作とする、昭和初期の博徒組織の内部抗争を描いた作品。 高倉主演の新シリーズ「日本やくざ伝シリーズ」の1作目として企画されたが、東映ヤクザ路線が力を失いつつある時期に製作された事情もあり、本作以降の続編は製作されなかった。 封切り時（1971年3月9日以降）の同時上映作品は「ずべ公番長シリーズ」第4作『ずべ公番長 はまぐれ数え唄』（監督：山口和彦、主演：大信田礼子）。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.