Kazuo Taoka

Kazuo Taoka

1913-03-28
68 (1981-07-23)
Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

Third kumichō of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest yakuza organization, from 1946 to 1981.

Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

Third kumichō of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest yakuza organization, from 1946 to 1981.

Most Known for...

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Third Generation Boss 1974

Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.
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Japan's Top Gangster 1973

A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang. This epic film is the first part of greatest true-life series based on autobiography of the Yamaguchi-gumi's third leader, Taoka Kazuo.