Sasurai no modae

Aug 1, 1973

1h 1m

★ 0.0

Overview

Two people who love each other are separated due to a certain incident. Two years later, the man has become an assassin. A story about an encounter between a fallen couple, a strip troupe, and a human smuggling ring.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Roppo Eiga

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Cast

Sumi Amikawa

Naomi Tani

Soichi Toita

Shûsaku Mutô

Kenzo Sakaki

Jōji Nagaoka

Teppei Yamashiro

Jun Kitamura

Sukeji Mito

Kenji Miyase

Yuka Morimura

Jōji Nagaoka

Kotomi Asuka

Kasumi Asagiri

Rima Aoyama

Sakae Nitta

Jun Ogawa

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