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Shag

Shag

19787.02h 19m

Overview

Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year-old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.

Directed by Sadao Nakajima
Written by Jukō Nishimura, Takeo Kaneko, Ryuzo Kikushima
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Top Cast

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Kinya Kitaoji

Kinya Kitaoji

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Wakako Sakai

Wakako Sakai

Hiroshi Katsuno

Hiroshi Katsuno

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Mika Matsushita

Rino Katase

Rino Katase

Go Wakabayashi

Go Wakabayashi

Takenori Murano

Takenori Murano

Themes & Keywords

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About Shag

Shag is a crime, mystery film released in 1978 exploring themes of based on novel or book, investigation. Directed by Sadao Nakajima, it stars Bunta Sugawara, Kinya Kitaoji, Yoshio Harada. Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year-old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.

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