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1967 · 91 mins · Japanese
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Directed by
Tai Katō
Starring
Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kin Sugai, Masaomi Kondo, Masaru Shiga, Ryuji Komine, Shinzō Hotta

After being caught trading on the black market, a former soldier is sentenced to eighteen years behind bars. His former partner evades capture, rises to power as a ruthless gangster, and eventually their lives intersect once more when both men become enamored with the same woman, igniting a dangerous love triangle that tests loyalties and revenge.

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