Anarchy in Japansuke(1999)
A middle-aged man walks up to young man who is sitting under a tree and shoots him. The film then flashes back to 1981, where a young woman steals a car with a baby strapped inside. She decides to raise the child as her own, and teaches him to shoplift from stores while she works as a prostitute. She strikes up a relationship with a convenience-store clerk, and the two eventually settle down together.
Movie: Anarchy in Japansuke
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tatsutoshi
Detective
Nakazato
Gumyoji
Yuki
Tatsutoshi's father
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