The Path of the King (日本やくざ伝 総長への道) 53 years old

The Path of the King

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to replace him. A fight for the succession begins.

Credits

The Path of the King Cast

Name Character
Kōji Tsuruta He was 47, 63 years old when he died as Minokichi Kawai
Ken Takakura He was 40, 83 years old when he died as Ryutaro Fudo
Minoru Oki He was 47, 85 years old when he died
Tomisaburo Wakayama He was 41, 62 years old when he died as Torakichi Ohmatsu
Nobuo Yana He was 35, now 89 years old
Jūshirō Konoe He was 56, 63 years old when he died
Michiyo Kogure She was 53, 72 years old when she died as Osai
Yumiko Nogawa She was 26, now 80 years old as Owaka
Bin Amatsu He was 50, 58 years old when he died
Tatsuo Endo He was 46, 64 years old when he died
Kanjūrō Arashi He was 68, 77 years old when he died as Zenhachiro Minami
Hiroki Matsukata He was 28, 74 years old when he died
Akihisa Toda
Mika Kitagawa She was 22, now 76 years old
Ryoichi Tamagawa He was 46, 67 years old when he died

The Path of the King Crew

Name Department
Kōji Takada as Screenplay. He was 36 (now 90) years old Writing
Shinji Fujiwara as Story. He was 49 (63) years old when He died Writing
Shigeru Akatsuka as Director of Photography. Camera
Masahiro Makino as Director. He was 63 (85) years old when He died Directing
The Path of the King poster
The Path of the King (53 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, March 06, 1971
  • Runtime: 96 minutes