
The Elder Sister
1969-06-09 · 88 min · ★ 9.0
Follows the struggles of a yakuza wife after his husband gets hurt in a knife fight.
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- Directors
- Buichi Saitō
- Production companies
- Nikkatsu Corporation
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Hiroko OgiAi Konno
Akira KobayashiGoro Fujikawa
Shinjirō EharaJunichi Konno
Eiji Gō
Ryōhei Uchida
Jiro Okazaki
Ryōji Hayama
Masao Shimizu
Kanjūrō Arashi
Hyōe Enoki
Saburo Hiromatsu
Yuzo Kiura
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