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Ready to Shoot

Ready to Shoot

19902.01h 46m

Overview

A middle-aged man discovers an injured refugee woman trembling in the corner of his bar in Kabukicho. He quickly becomes aware that her life is in his hands when he learns she is hiding from the yakuza.

Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu
Written by Toshiharu Maruuchi
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Top Cast

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Katsuhiko Goda

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Ritsuko

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

Sakurada

Shirley Lu Hsiu-Ling

Shirley Lu Hsiu-Ling

Yan Meiran

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Akikawa

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Gunji

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Ryu

Keiji Matsuda

Keiji Matsuda

Kazuya

Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

Kikuchi

Tokuma Nishioka

Tokuma Nishioka

Arima

About Ready to Shoot

Ready to Shoot is a drama, crime film released in 1990. Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu, it stars Yoshio Harada, Kaori Momoi, Akaji Maro. A middle-aged man discovers an injured refugee woman trembling in the corner of his bar in Kabukicho. He quickly becomes aware that her life is in his hands when he learns she is hiding from the yakuza.

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