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Young Yakuza
Genres
ActionDocumentary
Overview
Meet the Japanese Mafia's latest son: a 20 year old named Naoki, part of a surging, decade-long wave of juvenile delinquency in Japan. As Naoki rejects school, jobs and family, his desperate mother decides to take one last chance to save him--by handing him over to the Mafia for one year and letting him choose his own path.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2007-11-22
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Chiyozo Ishii
Self
Hideyuki Ishii
Self
Naoki Watanabe
Self
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