The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)

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The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)

First Aired: Nov 9, 2011

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Rating: ⭐ 8.7 / 10

Crime Drama

Overview

Mishka Yaponchik was a Ukrainian gangster, Jewish, lived in Odessa at the beginning of the XX century, the military leader of two thousand of gangsters and the prototype of Benia Krik in The "Odessa Tales" by Soviet Jewish writer Isaak Babel. Born Moisei Vinnitsky, Yaponchik ("the Japanese") was an exceptional and eccentric character. Hailed as the next Robin Hood, he established his own code of conduct forbidding the robbing of the poor and professional classes.

Top Billed Cast

Evgeniy Tkachuk

Evgeniy Tkachuk

Михаил Винницкий

Aleksey Filimonov

Aleksey Filimonov

Valentin Gaft

Valentin Gaft

Igor Savochkin

Igor Savochkin

Акула (авторитет)

Elena Shamova

Elena Shamova

Vadim Norshteyn

Vadim Norshteyn

Igor Artashonov

Igor Artashonov

Sergey Marin

Sergey Marin

Ilya Lykov

Ilya Lykov

Petr Skvortsov

Petr Skvortsov