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Shimizu Jirochō
清水 次郎長
Shimizu Jirochō (before 1893)
Born
Chōgorō Yamamoto[2] (山本 長五郎)
(1820-02-14)14 February 1820
Suruga Province, Tokaido, Japan
Died
12 June 1893(1893-06-12) (aged 73)
Shizuoka (city), Japan
Resting place
Baiin-Zen-Ji Temple, Shizuoka (city)
Other names
Chogoro, Old Man of the Harbor[1]
Occupation(s)
Yakuza, bakuto, entrepreneur, philanthropist[1]
Known for
Yakuza boss (oyabun) of Tokaido,[3] philanthropy[1]
Yakuza syndicate in Shimizu Minato and Tōkaidō region
Criminal charge
Gambling[1]
Penalty
7 years' imprisonment (1884)
Shimizu Jirochō (Japanese: 清水次郎長, 14 February 1820 – 12 June 1893) was a famous yakuza and entrepreneur.[2][3] He is considered a folk hero in Japan.[2] Born Chōgorō Yamamoto (山本潮五郎), he was adopted by his uncle Jirohachi Yamamoto who was a rice wholesaler.[4] Due to the fall of his adoptive family he became a bakuto (gambler) and thereafter the biggest yakuza boss of the Tōkaidō region.[3] Jirochō was also a philanthropist, business leader, and a patriot.[1] In the late 19th century, Jirochō dominated the port of Shimizu and two main routes; Tōkaidō and Nakasendō, which connected the two former capitals, Kyoto and Edo. He had henchmen such as Omasa (大政), Komasa (小政), and Mori no Ishimatsu (森の石松). His life is distinguished as a violent crime boss, but also by humane, political, and economic development in his later years.[5] There are multiple accounts about his life which makes it difficult to distinguish fact from legend.[1] His legendary status is depicted in many movies and TV dramas.
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Kaettekita wakadan'na (1955) - Igarashi I Live in Fear (1955) - Jiro Nakajima Jirochô yûkyôden: amagi garasu (1955) Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)...
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