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Release Year2019
Runtime1h 12m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
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DirectorYūji Minato
WritersShozen Matsudaira
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsKingdom: The Man Who Became Don
About Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don
The Shimazu Clan of South Osaka, a longstanding yakuza group, built its foundation in the port cargo handling industry and maintained its independence as a traditional gambling syndicate. Tetsuo Sakuragi (Yasukaze Motomiya) formed a brotherly bond with Kenichi Kanamori (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) while in prison and, upon release, began serving as an executive for the Shimazu Clan. However, after two police raids disrupted their gambling operations, Sakuragi interrogates a regular customer, Hirata, and uncovers that it was orchestrated by the Koga Family. Sakuragi and Kanamori confront Tatsumi (Takashi Shigematsu) at his office, who had been manipulating Hirata, but Kanamori is shot by a Koga Family member. The long-standing cold war between the Shimazu Clan and the Koga Family erupts into full-blown conflict...!!
Directed by Yūji Minato, Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don leans on a strong ensemble — Yasukaze Motomiya, Hitoshi Ozawa, Gō Ibuki — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2019.
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