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The Guitarist from the Sea

The Guitarist from the Sea

19603.51h 24m

Overview

Plans to build a touristic hot spring on the island of Izu Oshima run afoul of the Kobe yakuza group, which intends to use the island as a relay base for drug smuggling.

Directed by Tokujirō Yamazaki
Written by Kenzaburo Hara, Hisao Ohkawa, Gan Yamazaki
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Top Cast

Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi

Ruriko Asaoka

Ruriko Asaoka

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Hisako Tsukuba

Hisako Tsukuba

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Yuzo Kiura

Yuzo Kiura

Saburo Hiromatsu

Saburo Hiromatsu

Yukihiko Sugi

Yukihiko Sugi

Ichiro Kijima

Ichiro Kijima

About The Guitarist from the Sea

The Guitarist from the Sea is a action, crime film released in 1960. Directed by Tokujirō Yamazaki, it stars Akira Kobayashi, Ruriko Asaoka, Tamio Kawachi. Plans to build a touristic hot spring on the island of Izu Oshima run afoul of the Kobe yakuza group, which intends to use the island as a relay base for drug smuggling.

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