

Patience Has An End
Original Title: ごろつき無宿
Overview
Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.
Yasuo Furuhata
Shunya Ito, Shinichiro Sawai
Toei Company
Featured Cast
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