
Sudden Impact(1983)
When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.


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.

Yūjirō Ishihara
Akio Maki

Yukiyo Toake
Noriko

Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Chisako Kayama

Ichirō Nakatani
Tetsuji Onuki

Gorō Tarumi
Otsuki

Tatsuya Fuji
Kayama

Asao Sano
Ryusaku

Yuji Odaka
Ozaki

Isao Yamagata

Shirō Ōsaka
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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