The Outer Way
Genres
Overview
The cop Himuro is picked as scapegoat by his superiors because of their own involvement in sokaiya gangster practices.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1998-06-05
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
6
Hakuryu
Himuro
Amiko Kanaya
Akaji Maro
Shirō Shimomoto
Yoji Tanaka
Tarō Suwa
Bunmei Tobayama
Satoru Saito
Atsushi Narasaka
Riki Takeuchi
Satoshi Shinohara
Hakobu Ookubo
Gangan Iwaiwa
Hiromi Tokunaga
Toshie Kobayashi
Masasuke Hirose
Taibun Tozawa
Makoto Kakeda
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