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Cast

Yasukaze Motomiya

Yasukaze Motomiya

Sakuragi

Hitoshi Ozawa

Hitoshi Ozawa

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Kanamori

Kazuyoshi Ozawa

Kazuyoshi Ozawa

Eiichi Furui

Eiichi Furui

Yoshimi Tachi

Yoshimi Tachi

Sasa Handa

Sasa Handa

Masato Gunji

Masato Gunji

Ichiho Matsuda

Ichiho Matsuda

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Ryuji Katagiri

Ryuji Katagiri

Naoki Hongo

Naoki Hongo

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Yūji Minato

Yūji Minato

Director

Shozen Matsudaira

Shozen Matsudaira

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Kingdom 3: The Man Who Became the Leader

20190.0 / 100

Overview

As the Heisei era nears its end, the Shimazu Clan's second-generation boss, Yumizo Tokuma (Ryuji Katagiri), suffers a fatal stroke, triggering a power struggle. A succession battle erupts between Wakagashira Tetsuo Sakuragi (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Saiko-komon Kippei Hagiwara (Kazuyoshi Ozawa). Hagiwara's faction aligns with the Kanto-based Ichio Federation to block Sakuragi from becoming the third-generation boss. Targeted for assassination and detained by police, Sakuragi faces escalating conflict. The feud claims lives, including members of Hidetoshi Kaji's (Hitoshi Ozawa) Koga Family. Remembering Tokuma's wish to avoid internal bloodshed, Sakuragi withdraws from the race, vowing to step away. Yet, his decision may not bring an end to the turmoil...