

Black Strait
1964-12-31 · 103 min · ★ 10.0
Newly out of prison after killing his boss' rival, Akio Maki is eager to move on and start a new life with the boss' daughter. However, the chains of the past are not so easily broken and Maki is soon ordered to kill again.
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- Directors
- Mio Ezaki
- Production companies
- Nikkatsu Corporation
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Yūjirō IshiharaAkio Maki
Yukiyo ToakeNoriko
Kazuko YoshiyukiChisako Kayama
Ichirō NakataniTetsuji Onuki
Gorō TarumiOtsuki
Tatsuya FujiKayama
Asao SanoRyusaku
Yuji OdakaOzaki
Isao Yamagata
Shirō Ōsaka
Yuzo Kiura
Shōki Fukae
Eiji Gō
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