Movie: The Black Battlefront Kidnappers

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hiroshi Fujioka
藤岡弘、

Akira Funaki

Junzaburō Ban
伴淳三郎

Chôtarô Funaki

Mayumi Nagisa
渚まゆみ

Miyako Aoyama

Sumio Tomikawa
富川澈夫

Masaya Ayakôji

Yoshizō Yamaguchi
山口嘉三

Kô Hanamori

Kazutaka Sugawara
Kazutaka Sugawara

Satoru Haraguchi

Mariko Nakamura
Mariko Nakamura

Yasuko Komori

Yoshio Inaba
稲葉義男

Onimaru

Kazuo Katō
加藤和夫

Dan

Jun'ichirô Oki
Jun'ichirô Oki

Aoi

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  • Overview

    A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.

  • Release Date

    1973-11-17

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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