Tokyo Joe: The Man Who Brought Down The Chicago Mob

Tokyo Joe - The Man Who Bought Down The Chicago Mob

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2008 / 93min.

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Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Actors

Elaine Smith

Steven Eto

Jeremy Margolis

Tony Montana

John Drummond

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