From left to right, Mitsuru Ono, Kazuo Taoka, Kōji Tsuruta. 1952.
Born
March 28, 1913
Higashimiyoshi, Tokushima, Japan
Died
July 23, 1981(1981-07-23) (aged 68)
Amagasaki, Japan[1]
Spouse
Fumiko Taoka
(m. 1944–1981)
Relatives
Kitarō (son-in-law)
Kazuo Taoka (田岡 一雄, Taoka Kazuo, March 28, 1913 – July 23, 1981) was one of the most prominent yakuza godfathers.[2]
Known as the "Godfather of Godfathers" and "The Japanese Godfather", Taoka was third kumicho of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest yakuza organization, from 1946 to 1981.
^Taoka Kazuo - Britannica Online Encyclopedia
^History and Culture of the Japanese Yakuza Archived 2007-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
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