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Black Strait

Black Strait

19641h 43m

Overview

Newly out of prison after killing his boss' rival, Akio Maki is eager to move on and start a new life with the boss' daughter. However, the chains of the past are not so easily broken and Maki is soon ordered to kill again.

Directed by Mio Ezaki
Written by Gan Yamazaki, Hisataka Kai
Produced by Hideo Koi
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Top Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Akio Maki

Yukiyo Toake

Yukiyo Toake

Noriko

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Chisako Kayama

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Tetsuji Onuki

Gorō Tarumi

Gorō Tarumi

Otsuki

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

Kayama

Asao Sano

Asao Sano

Ryusaku

Yuji Odaka

Yuji Odaka

Ozaki

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Shirō Ōsaka

Shirō Ōsaka

Themes & Keywords

crime

About Black Strait

Black Strait is a crime, action film released in 1964 exploring themes of crime. Directed by Mio Ezaki, it stars Yūjirō Ishihara, Yukiyo Toake, Kazuko Yoshiyuki. Newly out of prison after killing his boss' rival, Akio Maki is eager to move on and start a new life with the boss' daughter. However, the chains of the past are not so easily broken and Maki is soon ordered to kill again.

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