Silk Hat Boss (1970)

9.0/10 89 min Action Crime

Overview

In a strange outfit and full of youthful energy, the explosive Boss Kumatora raises hell like there's no tomorrow. The first movie of a new series starring Wakayama Tomisaburo as everybody's favorite character Boss Kumatora from the Red Peony Gambler series. Having made a fortune in the Russo-Japanese War, the Kumatora Family migrates to Kyushu to take on a military-related job. There they encounter the evil and malicious interference of the Chindai family of Kumamoto, and Boss Kumatora boldly fights back with the help of O'Ryu the Red Peony. A super entertaining film with non-stop comedy and action directed by Suzuki Norifumi.

Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Torakichi "Kumotora" Kumasaka

Sumiko Fuji

Oryu

Masumi Harukawa

Gorō Ibuki

Ichirō Sugai

Tatsuo Endō

Takuzō Kawatani

Masaru Shiga

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Kagura no Taka

Masumi Harukawa

Choko

Bin Amatsu

Taichiro Kito, Bin

Kōji Sekiyama

Otsubo Komazo

Masaharu Arikawa

Tatsuhira

Kyōichi Satō

Genzo Sera

Hideo Fujimoto

Heikuro Yamane

Masaru Shiga

Garimatsu

Shōtarō Hayashi

Yasumori Hikita

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