

The First Catch
1980-12-27 · 91 min · ★ 3.5
Based on the comic book series of the same name by Yûsuke Aoyagi.
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- Directors
- Yoichi Maeda
- Production companies
- Shochiku, Kitty Films
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Yoshiko Tanaka
Miyako Yamaguchi
Аko
Keizo Kanie
Masaru Shiga
Hatsuo Yamaya
Kai Ato
Gō Awazu
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Mikio Narita
Takeshi Katō
Kirin Kiki
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