Poster of The Path of the King

The Path of the King

Plot: 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
Release Date: Saturday, March 6 1971
54 years ago
Genres: Crime, Action
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Cast

Portrait of Ken TakakuraKen Takakura. Ken Takakura was 40 in The Path of the King as 'Ryutaro Fudo'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 16 1931 –
Died: Mon, Nov 10 2014
Portrait of Tomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō Wakayama. Tomisaburō Wakayama was 41 in The Path of the King as 'Torakichi Ohmatsu'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 01 1929 –
Died: Thu, Apr 02 1992
Portrait of Hiroki MatsukataHiroki Matsukata. Hiroki Matsukata was 28 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Thu, Jul 23 1942 –
Died: Sat, Jan 21 2017
Portrait of Minoru ŌkiMinoru Ōki. Minoru Ōki was 47 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Sun, Dec 16 1923 –
Died: Mon, Mar 30 2009
Portrait of Michiyo KogureMichiyo Kogure. Michiyo Kogure was 53 in The Path of the King as 'Osai'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 31 1918 –
Died: Wed, Jun 13 1990
Portrait of Yumiko NogawaYumiko Nogawa. Yumiko Nogawa was 26 in The Path of the King as 'Owaka'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 30 1944
Portrait of Bin AmatsuBin Amatsu. Bin Amatsu was 50 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Wed, Feb 16 1921 –
Died: Tue, Jul 24 1979
Portrait of Kanjūrō ArashiKanjūrō Arashi. Kanjūrō Arashi was 67 in The Path of the King as 'Zenhachiro Minami'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 08 1903 –
Died: Tue, Oct 21 1980
Portrait of Tatsuo EndōTatsuo Endō. Tatsuo Endō was 43 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Mon, Jan 30 1928 –
Died: Sat, Jul 07 2012
Portrait of Jūshirō KonoeJūshirō Konoe. Jūshirō Konoe was 54 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Mon, Apr 10 1916 –
Died: Tue, May 24 1977
Portrait of Koji TsurutaKoji Tsuruta. Koji Tsuruta was 46 in The Path of the King as 'Minokichi Kawai'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 06 1924 –
Died: Tue, Jun 16 1987
Portrait of Ryoichi TamagawaRyoichi Tamagawa. Ryoichi Tamagawa was 46 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Wed, Oct 15 1924 –
Died: Wed, Oct 14 1992
Portrait of Mika KitagawaMika Kitagawa. Mika Kitagawa was 22 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Thu, Oct 28 1948
Portrait of Nobuo YanaNobuo Yana. Nobuo Yana was 35 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Mon, Aug 19 1935
Portrait of Kojirō KawanamiKojirō Kawanami. Kojirō Kawanami was 35 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Thu, Mar 14 1935
Portrait of Kazuyo KyomachiKazuyo Kyomachi. Kazuyo Kyomachi was >> in The Path of the King
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ryūko AzumaRyūko Azuma. Ryūko Azuma was 54 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Wed, Jan 10 1917
Portrait of Yoshiko YashiojiYoshiko Yashioji. Yoshiko Yashioji was 47 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Thu, Feb 07 1924
Portrait of Akihisa TodaAkihisa Toda. Akihisa Toda was 38 in The Path of the King
Birthday: Sun, Feb 26 1933 –
Died: Tue, Sep 01 1981

Crew

Portrait of Masahiro MakinoMasahiro Makino. Masahiro Makino was 63 in The Path of the King as 'Director'
Birthday: Sat, Feb 29 1908 –
Died: Fri, Oct 29 1993
Portrait of Shigeru AkatsukaShigeru Akatsuka. Shigeru Akatsuka was >> in The Path of the King as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kōji TakadaKōji Takada. Kōji Takada was 36 in The Path of the King as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 07 1934
Portrait of Chūji KinoshitaChūji Kinoshita. Chūji Kinoshita was 54 in The Path of the King as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, Apr 09 1916 –
Died: Mon, Apr 30 2018
Portrait of Shinji FujiwaraShinji Fujiwara. Shinji Fujiwara was 49 in The Path of the King as 'Story'
Birthday: Mon, Mar 07 1921 –
Died: Thu, Dec 20 1984
Portrait of Norimichi IgawaNorimichi Igawa. Norimichi Igawa was 41 in The Path of the King as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 20 1929 –
Died: Thu, May 16 2024