
Vengeance Is Mine(1979)
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.


Yūsaku Matsuda
Mitsuo Tajima aka Goro Tomonaga

Jun Fubuki
Noriko Hamai
Rie Kimura
Eiko Takimura

Masato Hoshi

Noboru Mitani
Eiko's father

Soichiro Kitamura
Tamiya

Mieko Nishio
Kimiko Kizaki

Mari Henmi
Saeko Kuragaki
Akiko Taumi
Eiko's Mother

Genji Kawai
Dansen is a drama, crime film released in 1983. Directed by Yōichi Sai, it stars Yūsaku Matsuda, Jun Fubuki, Rie Kimura. Based on crime fiction novel written by Seicho Matsumoto.
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