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The Bloody Afternoon

The Bloody Afternoon

19851h 21m

Overview

Anarchic parody of the crime genre set around a bank robbery.

Directed by Shô Ryûzanji
Written by Eiichi Uchida
Produced by Akira Morishige
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Top Cast

Masayuki Shionoya

Masayuki Shionoya

Ryudo Uzaki

Ryudo Uzaki

Yoshiki Arizono

Yoshiki Arizono

M

Mikari

K

Kozue Tanaka

Hiroo Ôtaka

Hiroo Ôtaka

H

Hajime Tsukumo

E

Eriko Ohashi

Hairi Katagiri

Hairi Katagiri

Yuki Ninagawa

Yuki Ninagawa

Themes & Keywords

criminal gangcold blooded killergunplaymurder by gunshotanarchic comedy

About The Bloody Afternoon

The Bloody Afternoon is a crime, action, comedy film released in 1985 exploring themes of criminal gang, cold blooded killer, gunplay, murder by gunshot, anarchic comedy. Directed by Shô Ryûzanji, it stars Masayuki Shionoya, Ryudo Uzaki, Yoshiki Arizono. Anarchic parody of the crime genre set around a bank robbery.

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