Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don
キングダム ～首領になった男～
Synopsis
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...!!
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Release History & Theatrical Window
January 1, 2019
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yūji Minato
- Screenplay & Story
- Shozen Matsudaira
- Original Title
- キングダム ～首領になった男～
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yūji Minato
Shozen Matsudaira
Department Leadership Roster
Shozen Matsudaira
Screenplay
Yūji Minato
Director
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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?
The principal cast of Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don includes Yasukaze Motomiya, Hitoshi Ozawa, Gō Ibuki, Kazuyoshi Ozawa, Eiichi Furui.
When was Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don released and how long is it?
Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don was released in 2019 with a total runtime of 1h 12m.