The Kamagasaki Cauldron War

Nov 18, 2018

1h 55m

★ 7.0

Overview

Kamagasaki is an "invisible" slum of Osaka that attracts day laborers and prostitutes since WW2. When the local gang has its treasured cauldron stolen, a war to find it begins involving the thugs, a 12 years old kid, a prostitute and a pickpocket, including the giant cauldron used to feed the destitute: The symbol of Kamagasaki.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Yohta Kawase

Tumugi Monko

Naori Ota

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Shoji Omiya

Maki Nishiyama

Atsushi Tsunoda

Marii Dekaruko

Susumu Ogata

Rikiya Kaidou

Atsuko Okamoto

College student

Masami Shinozaki

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