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Flesh Pier

Flesh Pier

19585.01h 13m

Overview

Director Teruo Ishii's crime action follows the investigative adventures of an undercover cop working with a prostitution ring. It's done in an unique documentary style.

Directed by Teruo Ishii
Written by Teruo Ishii, Akira Sagawa
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Top Cast

Ken Utsui

Ken Utsui

Akemi Tsukushi

Akemi Tsukushi

Yōko Mihara

Yōko Mihara

Teruo Hata

Teruo Hata

Shigeru Ogura

Shigeru Ogura

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Akira Nakamura

Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Yukiko Hayama

Yukiko Hayama

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Kyôko Yashiro

Fumiko Miyata

Fumiko Miyata

Themes & Keywords

prostituteyakuzafilm noir

About Flesh Pier

Flesh Pier is a crime film released in 1958 exploring themes of prostitute, yakuza, film noir. Directed by Teruo Ishii, it stars Ken Utsui, Akemi Tsukushi, Yōko Mihara. Director Teruo Ishii's crime action follows the investigative adventures of an undercover cop working with a prostitution ring. It's done in an unique documentary style.

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