Noboru Yamaguchi

For the author, see Noboru Yamaguchi (author).
Noboru Yamaguchi
Born 1902
Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan
Died October 14, 1942

Noboru Yamaguchi (山口 登 Yamaguchi Noboru, 1902 – October 14, 1942) was the second kumicho, or Godfather, of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza gang in Japan.

He assumed control of the gang in 1925 from his father, the gang's founder, Harukichi Yamaguchi. He ruled until 1942, and was succeeded in 1946 by his protege, Kazuo Taoka.

Preceded by
Harukichi Yamaguchi
Kumicho of Yamaguchi-gumi
1925-1942
Succeeded by
Kazuo Taoka


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