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The Elder Sister
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The Elder Sister

1969-06-09 · 88 min · ★ 9.0

Crime · Drama · Thriller

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 OgiHiroko OgiAi Konno
Akira KobayashiAkira KobayashiGoro Fujikawa
Shinjirō EharaShinjirō EharaJunichi Konno
Eiji GōEiji Gō
Ryōhei UchidaRyōhei Uchida
Jiro OkazakiJiro Okazaki
Ryōji HayamaRyōji Hayama
Masao ShimizuMasao Shimizu
Nobuko Aoki
Iwae Arai
Kanjūrō ArashiKanjūrō Arashi
Hyōe EnokiHyōe Enoki
Saburo HiromatsuSaburo Hiromatsu
Hiroshi Ichimura
Seishirō Iwate
Yuzo KiuraYuzo Kiura
Yoshihiko Tabata
Akira TakahashiAkira Takahashi

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