Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

You lead a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, but your self-image as a chivalrous samurai clashes with your duties, and then tensions rise with your daughter's life. Hideo Gosha directs this crime drama.

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Hideo Gosha directed Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather in 1982. See Hideo Gosha's full filmography, where to start with Hideo Gosha, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hideo Gosha.

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather was released in 1982 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 146 minutes.