Masuo Amada
Also Known As: 天田 益男, あまだ ますお
Biography: Masuo Amada (天田 益男, Amada Masuo, born January 20, 1958) is a Japanese actor and voice actor (seiyuu) from Hyogo Prefecture. He is affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Twilight of the Dark Master
Overview: Tsunami is an ancient guardian from days long ago when the Mother Spirit created demons and guardians to aid a fledgling human race. In 2089, only a few demons and guardians remain in the city of Neo-Shinjuku. Tsunami becomes involved with a woman who has just lost her fiance and her arm and now wants to figure out why this has happened. Meanwhile, the demon leader is still alive and plotting to enslave mankind.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-11-11
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The King of Minami: Special Ver.40
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-11-17
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Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins
Overview: Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-coloured Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the bloodthirsty Tarantula assassins inside the Devil’s Triangle. After joining the spider-tattooed army against their will, Lupin and his gang make both new friends and enemies as they not only plan to take home the Tarantulas’ massive gold repository for themselves, but hunt down the shooter from Lupin’s past. Can Lupin put to rest this demon who haunts his memories with the Walther P38?
Genres: Action Adventure Animation TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-08-01
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The King of Minami: Conspiracy
Overview: 1996 TV Special, #17 in the series.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-12-21
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The King of Minami: Bankruptcy - Loan Shark Murder
Overview: #30 in the King of Minami series, introducing Ginjiro Manda's new sidekick Kohei. This installment explores the fatal effects of bankruptcy on the loan shark profession, when a young business owner gets tricked into declaring bankruptcy in order to escape from his massive loan debts, prompting Manda to seek revenge on the wily financial advisor behind it all.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-09-10
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Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
Overview: A yakuza boss hires Goemon Ishikawa, a modern day samurai, to protect him aboard his cruise ship casino. Everything goes sideways when the famous thief, Lupin the Third, tries to rob the vessel. Lupin's being hunted by a powerful and mysterious man: the so called “Ghost of Bermuda.” With Goemon's employer dead in the ensuing chaos, his honor is at stake, and the only way to preserve it is with blood. But this opponent is like no other, and to make things right, Goemon may need to sharpen not only his sword, but himself as well!
Genres: Animation Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-02-04
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The King of Minami: Insurance Embezzler
Overview: #19 in the series, following "Con Man Elimination."
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-05-02
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The King of Minami: Waiting Woman
Overview: #20 in the series, after "Insurance Embezzler."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-07-18
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The King of Minami: The Price of Restructuring
Overview: #29 in the King of Minami series. Manda and his associates follow a debt-laden detective to Hiroshima, where they plan to collect from his former employer for engaging in wrongful termination, under the intentionally vague label of "restructuring."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-10-15
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The King of Minami: Yakuza in Debt
Overview: #31 in the King of Minami series. A washed-up yakuza named Fukunaga borrows money from Manda, unwittingly involving him in a sinister murder plot.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-01-21
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The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 1
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The King of Minami: The Special Movie
Overview: When aspiring businessman Chiwaki borrows money from the LA mafia and flees to Japan to escape his debt, he soon finds himself being chased throughout Osaka by the local yakuza and a mafia loan shark. Chiwaki plans to get out of debt by investing in a high-end beauty salon, with a loan from Ginjiro Manda. Soon, Chiwaki finds himself pursued by Manda as well, who is willing to go up against the mafia to get his money back.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-07-01
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This Is Shinogi
Overview: An office worker who happens to end up helping a yakuza
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-02-04
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The King of Minami: Business Loans - The Guarantor's Trap
Overview: #33 in the King of Minami series. The CEO of a health food start-up borrows money from Manda using his fiancee's house as collateral, but when his American supplier demands more money than expected, he turns to a business loan company to make up the difference. Meanwhile, a hapless festival merchant turns to Manda when a run-in with the yakuza threatens to derail his business.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-08-24
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love
Overview: A film adaptation of the Holy Emperor story arc, which primarily depicted the conflict between Kenshiro and Souther. New characters Reina, one of Raoh's army officers who falls in love with him, and her brother Soga, Raoh's advisor, play an important part with much of the plot involving Raoh's relationship with Reina as he conquers the land; most of this portion is new content exclusive to this film. The other side of the story is the retelling of Ken's attempt to save and protect the villagers from Souther's army with the help of Shū. There is also a small subplot of Bart returning to his home.
Genres: Animation Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-03-11
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Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea
Overview: The movie is set on a state-of-the art Aegis vessel with the full cooperation of Japan's real-life Ministry of Defense and Maritime Self-Defense Force. The corpse of a Self-Defense Force member has been found — minus the left arm — and a spy has infiltrated the Aegis vessel. The heroine Ran is put in jeopardy, and Conan is forced to stand up against the dangerous Spy "X."
Genres: Animation Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-04-19
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The King of Minami: First & Second Yen
Overview: #4 in the King of Minami series, featuring two stories from the manga. In "High Interest Marriage," Manda helps a woman pull a reverse marital fraud on the man who took advantage of her. Then, in "Ten Million Yen Woman," a man agrees to pay 10 million yen for a one night stand, but ends up seeking Manda's help to avoid paying his debt.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-06-26
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The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. Liquidator
Overview: #5 in the King of Minami series and the second film to be released theatrically. Manda's original apprentice, Ryuichi, resurfaces after being targeted by the yakuza in Kobe. Meanwhile, Manda hounds a factory owner named Yanagida for his interest payments, only to discover that he's only one of many victims of the evil liquidator Gennai, who profits off of other companies' bankruptcy.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-06-26
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The King of Minami: Bankruptcy Takeover
Overview: #9 in the series, after "Lovers Contract."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-09-10
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The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 5
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 2
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 3
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 4
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
Overview: The infamous bandit Harimao hid a treasure, and to retrieve it, Lupin and the gang must gather three lost statues. When the Nazi-like group Neo-Himmel make a run for the goods, Lupin reluctantly partners with the aging "double-O" MI-6 agent Sir Archer and his granddaughter Diana to gather the statues first. Can this unorthodox team bond well enough to see this mission through?
Genres: Animation TV Movie Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-08-04
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Bedtime Eyes
Overview: Based on a polemic novel by Amy Yamada, Bedtime Eyes is about the intense love relationship between a second rate Japanese jazz singer and a black American GI on the margins of the law.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-04-25
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Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War
Overview: The year is Universal Century 0079. Oliver May is a technical officer in the Zeon 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit , in charge of testing new military technology. Stationed in the Jotunheim, a civilian transport ship that was converted into military use, Oliver must head into battle and experience the One Year War, only this time from the perspective of a weapon tester who struggles to make an impact on an evolving war during changing times.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-07-19
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky
Overview: Traveling in search of the rare ingredient, “sky fish” Meliodas and Hawk arrive at a palace that floats above the clouds. The people there are busy preparing a ceremony, meant to protect their home from a ferocious beast that awakens once every 3,000 years. But before the ritual is complete, the Six Knights of Black—a Demon Clan army—removes the seal on the beast, threatening the lives of everyone in the Sky Palace.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-08-18
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Pandora and Akubi
Overview: Pandora and Akubi are crossing dimensions to collect the "fragments of disaster," which have the power to destroy worlds. The first half of the film takes place in the setting of an American Western and the second half of the film takes place on a snowy mountain where mysterious spirits exist.
Genres: Animation Action Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-04-05
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Madadayo
Overview: Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-04-17
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
Overview: The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, which has expanded to a team of 20 field operatives with Togusa acting as the field lead.
Genres: Animation Action Thriller Crime Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-01
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Dreams
Overview: A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-05-11
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The King of Minami: Loan Shark Law
Overview: #3 in the King of Minami series. Ginjiro Manda sets his sights on a corrupt cop named Tatsuya, who finds himself in debt to Manda after unsuccessfully trying to scam the ruthless loan shark. The pair also find themselves chasing a notorious con artist, who is himself in debt to an even more ruthless real estate tycoon.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-04-23
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The King of Minami: Tactical Debt
Overview: #6 in the King of Minami series, following "Ginjiro vs. Liquidator." Manda travels to the Philippines to help a young woman track down the man who orchestrated a scam against her father's office computer business.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-02-25
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The King of Minami: Lady Loan Shark
Overview: #7 in the King of Minami series, following "Tactical Debt."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-06-10
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The King of Minami: Permanent Scar
Overview: #27 in the series, following "Reverse Inheritance."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-03-26
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The King of Minami: System Finance
Overview: #28 in the series, following "Permanent Scar."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-03-26
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The King of Minami: License for Cruelty
Overview: #35 in the series, following "Toichi Ransom." Manda uncovers an extortion operation run by a golf-obsessed businessman (Kenichi Endo), who forces bankrupt business owners to buy back their repossessed items at double the auction price.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-11-10
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The King of Minami: Toichi Ransom
Overview: #34 in the series, following "Business Loans - The Guarantor's Trap." Manda teams up with a seasoned con man and an elementary school girl to take on a corrupt lawyer who preys on people unable to pay back their debts.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-05-12
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The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance
Overview: #36 in the series, following "License for Cruelty."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-05-11
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The King of Minami 19
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-05-10
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The King of Minami: Certified Alibi Trap
Overview: #32 in the King of Minami series. When the failed president of a recruitment company turns to offering fake job titles for a fee, he is targeted by the yakuza and forced to borrow money from Ginjiro Manda. Despite his attempts to escape his debts by declaring bankruptcy, Manda has other plans.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-03-10
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The King of Minami: Formula for Deception
Overview: #37 in the series, following "Yakuza Finance."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-11-09
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The King of Minami: Revenge Shot
Overview: #21 in the series, following "Waiting Woman."
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-11-01
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The King of Minami 20
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-08-02
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The King of Minami 21
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-11-08
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The King of Minami 22
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-02-14
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The King of Minami 25
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-11-14
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The King of Minami 23
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-05-09
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The King of Minami 24
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-08-08
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The King of Minami 26
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-01-08
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The King of Minami 27
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-05-01
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The King of Minami 30
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-04-28
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The King of Minami 28
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-11-12
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The King of Minami 29
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-28
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The King of Minami 33
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-01-27
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The King of Minami 32
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-10-28
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The King of Minami 31
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-07-22
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The King of Minami 34
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-04-28
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The King of Minami 37
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-22
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The King of Minami 36
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-02-23
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The King of Minami 35
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-10-27
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Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage - Prior Chapter: Take Off
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Genres: Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-10-08
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The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy
Overview: #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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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-11-13
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