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Profit from Killing
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Profit from Killing

1964-11-11 · 89 min · Not rated

Crime · Action

The bustling Ikebukuro area was under the control of the Hanamura Kogyo yakuza gang, and there was no end to the violence. The tramp Bin Tsuzuki returns to his hometown after being released from Abashiri prison, and he is noticed when he saves a student from gangsters from the Hanamura gang. But this was only the beginning of a bloody struggle...

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Directors
Tokujirō Yamazaki
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hideaki NitaniHideaki Nitani
Yōko YamamotoYōko Yamamoto
Reiko SasamoriReiko Sasamori
Isao TamagawaIsao Tamagawa
Yasukiyo UmenoYasukiyo Umeno
Shōki FukaeShōki Fukae
Eiji GōEiji Gō
Takamaru SasakiTakamaru Sasaki
Ichirō SugaiIchirō Sugai
Zenji YamadaZenji Yamada
Keisuke NoroKeisuke Noro
Kōichi UenoyamaKōichi Uenoyama
Saburo HiromatsuSaburo Hiromatsu
Keiko HaraKeiko Hara

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