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Attack on a Bakery

Attack on a Bakery

19826.20h 16m

Overview

Two young men are hungry, so they decide to rob a bakery. Adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami.

Directed by Naoto Yamakawa
Written by Haruki Murakami, Naoto Yamakawa
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Top Cast

Bang-ho Cho

Bang-ho Cho

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Shigeru Muroi

Shigeru Muroi

Kōen Okumura

Kōen Okumura

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Toshihide Ikeda

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookshort film

About Attack on a Bakery

Attack on a Bakery is a comedy, drama, crime film released in 1982 exploring themes of based on novel or book, short film. Directed by Naoto Yamakawa, it stars Bang-ho Cho, Tarō Suwa, Shigeru Muroi. Two young men are hungry, so they decide to rob a bakery. Adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami.

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