is a Japanese

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series written by

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and illustrated by

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. It was adapted into a

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television series in 1974 and into four live-action films in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 2012.

TV series

Cast

* Yūsuke Natsu *

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* Hisayuki Nakajima *

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2012 film

The 2012 film version, directed by

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, was alternatively titled ''For Love's Sake''Mubi reference
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), the daughter of a well-respected Tokyo family, and delinquent Makoto (

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) who is seeking the leader of a female gang.

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* * * * 1973 manga 1974 Japanese television series debuts 1975 Japanese television series endings 1976 comics endings Ikki Kajiwara Japanese television dramas based on manga Kodansha manga Live-action films based on manga Manga adapted into films Manga adapted into television series Shōnen manga TV Tokyo original programming Gekiga Japanese romance films {{manga-stub