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Heat Wave

Heat Wave

19915.61h 46m

Overview

Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.

Directed by Hideo Gosha
Written by Kōji Takada, Arata Tendo
Produced by Yoshinobu Nishioka
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Top Cast

Kanako Higuchi

Kanako Higuchi

Rin Jyoshima

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tsunejiro Murai

Keiko Oginome

Keiko Oginome

Koyoshi

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Ichitaro Kosugi

Rino Katase

Rino Katase

Chiyoharu

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Yasugoro

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Ryukichi Ineda

Hakuryu

Hakuryu

Iwazo Otaki

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Hitomi Shimizu

Kimiyu

Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Take

Themes & Keywords

japantattoogamblinggangsteryakuzarestaurantelitemurdermafiadebtcontestkumamoto, japanryōtei

About Heat Wave

Heat Wave is a drama, crime film released in 1991 exploring themes of japan, tattoo, gambling, gangster, yakuza, restaurant. Directed by Hideo Gosha, it stars Kanako Higuchi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Oginome. Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.

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