YAKUZA legend and JAPANESE folk hero - The tale of Shimizu no Jirocho

How many crime family bosses in history truly ascended their gangster status and became something more? In the 19th century, in the Japanese Shizuoka prefecture, the son of a sailor managed to do just that! From a life that seemed like it would end in tragedy, to becoming a Yakuza legend and a folk hero of Japanese history: This is the story of Shimizu no Jirocho! #japan #history #yakuza 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - The New Year’s Child 04:47 - Jirocho, The Boss 08:41 - The Big Gamble 14:21 - Immortal This channel is not meant to glorify any political ideologies. I ask everyone in the comments to remain civil and respect others opinions and background. Constructive criticism is not only allowed, but welcome! ☺️ Sources: https://www.amazon.com/Yakuza-Crimina... https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%... https://www.tnewfields.info/sb/jiro.htm https://en.komatsuen.com/jirocho/ https://web.archive.org/web/202010261... http://www.weirdwildrealm.com/f-jiroc... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188717/