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Tokyo Joe: The Man Who Brought Down The Chicago Mob

Tokyo Joe: The Man Who Brought Down The Chicago Mob

2008

N/R

Categories:

  • Documentary

Overview:

A documentary about an extraordinary life of Ken Eto. The only Japanese American member of the Chicago mob, Ken survives three shots to the head from assassins sent by his boss. He enters the federal witness protection program and helps the government's efforts to fight the syndicate. He arrest gangsters and corrupt politicians, including former Governor of Illinois, George Ryan. Ken was a second generation Japanese American, who ran away from strict preacher father in California at the age of 14. He was interned in Minidoka, Idaho, and subsequently became a gambler, as well as an owner of bars and restaurants in Chicago. He was a chick magnet and also a ruthless operator who was feared by those who knew him.

Kenichi Oguri

Director

Elaine Smith

Writer

Yoshihisa Komori

Writer

Cast:

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  • Elaine Smith

    Elaine Smith

    Self
  • Steven Eto

    Steven Eto

    Self
  • Jeremy Margolis

    Jeremy Margolis

    Self
  • Tony Montana

    Tony Montana

    Self
  • John Drummond

    John Drummond

    Self