Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don (2019)
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...!!
Cast
- Yasukaze Motomiya - Tetsuo Sakuragi
- Hitoshi Ozawa - Kaji
- Gō Ibuki
- Kazuyoshi Ozawa
- Eiichi Furui - Hiroshige
- Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi - Kanamori
- Yoshimi Tachi - Katsuya
- Sasa Handa
- Kunihiko Ida
- Koh Takasugi
Screenplay
- Shozen Matsudaira (Screenplay)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don about?
- 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...!!
- Who directed Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don?
- Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don was directed by Yūji Minato.
- Who stars in Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don?
- Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don stars Yasukaze Motomiya, Hitoshi Ozawa, Gō Ibuki, Kazuyoshi Ozawa, Eiichi Furui, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi.
- How long is Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don?
- Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don has a runtime of 1h 12m (72 minutes).
- Where was Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don produced?
- Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don was produced in Japan.