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Release Date:
November 23, 1996
Original Title:
シークレット ワルツ
Genres:
Action | Crime
Production Companies:
Film City
Pony Canyon
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 105
Akira Nobi directs this violent two-fisted tale about a pair of abandoned sibling teens who fall into a web of yakuza intrigue. The film opens with young, pretty Maki (Natsuo Ishido) luring a drunken salariman into a parking lot only to be mugged by Maki's brother, Shinji (played by former child star Mitsunori Isaki). Unfortunately, the drunk proves to be no ordinary working stiff, but a gangster who takes a dim view of petty crime.
Director:
Akira Nobi
Director of Photography:
Shogo Ueno
Editor:
Yōsuke Yafune
Naoki Kaneko
Producer:
Katsuhiko Takemasa
Writer:
Akira Nobi
Hiroshi Saito
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