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Kingdom 5: The Man Who Became the Leader (2020)

Shimazu Clan's third-generation boss, Tetsuo Sakuragi (Yasukaze Motomiya), and his sworn brother, Kenichi Kanamori (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), are set to be released from prison. Although Sakuragi plans to personally welcome his brother's return, Eitoshi Kaji (Hitoshi Ozawa) advises against it. Sakuragi dismisses Kaji's concerns, but Kaji reaches out to Tomomatsu Miwa (Naoki Hongo) of the Miwa Clan for support in convincing Sakuragi. On the day of Kanamori's release, it is Kaji, not Sakuragi, who comes to greet him. Witnessing this, Kanamori’s reaction is…

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Top billed cast

Yasukaze MotomiyaSakuragi
Yoshiyuki YamaguchiKanamori
Eiichi Furui
Shoken Kunimoto
Yuma Ishigaki
Yoshimi Tachi
Shin Koyanagi
Sasa Handa
Hitoshi Ozawa

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