
The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy
Nov 13 1992
•2h 33m
•#2 in the King of Minami series. The relentless Osaka loan shark Ginjiro Manda and his apprentice, Ryuichi, attempt to collect from a failed AV producer, setting into motion a complex series of events involving the yakuza, planned bankruptcy schemes and a wily stockbroker named Yasuda.
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Riki Takeuchi
Ginjirō Manda

Shingo Yanagisawa
Ryuuichi Sakagami

Midori Takei
Asako Yabuki

Bang-ho Cho
Yasuda
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