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Rainy Dog

Rainy Dog

19976.71h 35m

Overview

A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.

Directed by Takashi Miike
Written by Seigo Inoue
Produced by Tsutomu Tsuchikawa, Toshiki Kimura
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Top Cast

Show Aikawa

Show Aikawa

Yuji

G

Gao Ming-Chun

Ku Feng

Xianmei Chen

Xianmei Chen

Lily

J

Jianqin He

Ah Chen

Blackie Ko Sau-Leung

Blackie Ko Sau-Leung

Whorehouse Proprietor

Chang Li-Wei

Chang Li-Wei

Chang Shih

Chang Shih

Lee

Billy Ching Sau-Yat

Billy Ching Sau-Yat

Koo Chi-ping

Lee Lichun

Lee Lichun

Ho

Doze Niu Cheng-Tse

Doze Niu Cheng-Tse

Sandy

Themes & Keywords

yakuza

About Rainy Dog

Rainy Dog is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1997 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Show Aikawa, Gao Ming-Chun, Xianmei Chen. A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.

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