Movie: In Self-Defense

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Seiji Miyaguchi
宮口精二

Makoto Satō
佐藤允

Akira Yamada
山田彰

Shirō Tsuchiya
土屋詩朗

Keiko Sugata
Keiko Sugata

Hisaya Ito
伊藤久哉

Ichirō Arishima
有島一郎

Tadao Nakamaru
中丸忠雄

Ren Yamamoto
山本廉

Shin Ōtomo
大友伸

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    A young detective tries to determine whether a mysterious death was the result of murder or self-defense.

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    1958-06-08

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    日本語

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