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A Man's Dark Finger
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A Man's Dark Finger

1959-02-10 · 74 min · Not rated

Crime · Drama · Action

A touching action film about a young yakuza who becomes infected with evil because he has the ability to easily decipher the mechanism of a safe. After being released from prison, he hopes to be rehabilitated thanks to the love of his family and risks his life to fight the evil that stands in his way.

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Directors
Masuichi Iizuka
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ken TakakuraKen Takakura
Mitsuko YoshikawaMitsuko Yoshikawa
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiHiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Yoshiko SakumaYoshiko Sakuma
Yayoi FurusatoYayoi Furusato
Yoshi KatōYoshi Katō
Eijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi
Peter WilliamsPeter Williams
Ken SudoKen Sudo
Rinichi YamamotoRinichi Yamamoto
Noriko Haruoka
Takashi Hio
Mitsuru Hagiwara
Takeshi HasebeTakeshi Hasebe
Yoshikazu Sugi

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