March 5, 1925 - Kenichi Yamamoto
Within Japan's most powerful criminal organization, Yamamoto built a subordinate gang so formidable it became the syndicate's largest affiliate, a demonstration of how structured hierarchy and organizational discipline operated within postwar yakuza culture. His rise to wakagashira — the second-highest rank in the Yamaguchi-gumi — and his designation as heir apparent to Kazuo Taoka placed him at the apex of organized crime in Japan at the time of his death. "Kenichi Yamamoto (山本 健一, Yamamoto Ken'ichi; March 5, 1925 – February 4, 1982) was a Japanese yakuza boss who founded the Yamaken-gumi, the largest and most powerful affiliate gang of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest crime syndicate. By the time of his death, Yamamoto had risen to the rank of wakagashira (the number-two boss) and was considered the heir apparent to the Yamaguchi-gumi's third godfather, Kazuo Taoka."
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Kenichi Yamamoto (山本 健一, Yamamoto Ken'ichi; March 5, 1925 – February 4, 1982) was a Japanese yakuza boss who founded the Yamaken-gumi, the largest and most powerful affiliate gang of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest crime syndicate. By the time of his death, Yamamoto had risen to the rank of wakagashira (the number-two boss) and was considered the heir apparent to the Yamaguchi-gumi's third godfather, Kazuo Taoka.
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