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in 1976, a Japanese porn actor attempted to assassinate a Yukuza boss by kamikaze for taking bribes from Lockhead Martin, which he believed to have been a betrayal of the bushido code

Jan 28, 2022•1 min read

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in 1976, a Japanese porn actor attempted to assassinate a Yukuza boss by kamikaze for taking bribes from Lockhead Martin, which he believed to have been a betrayal of the bushido code

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