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Blue in Isezaki

Blue in Isezaki

19681h 27m
Directed by Shinji Murayama
Written by Kazuo Funahashi
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Top Cast

Tatsuo Umemiya

Tatsuo Umemiya

Miyata

Junko Miyazono

Junko Miyazono

Reiko

Junzaburō Ban

Junzaburō Ban

Ôkura

Teruo Yoshida

Teruo Yoshida

Takemura

Mayumi Shimizu

Mayumi Shimizu

Fusako

Kōji Nanbara

Kōji Nanbara

Doi

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Yasukura

Themes & Keywords

yakuza

About Blue in Isezaki

Blue in Isezaki is a crime film released in 1968 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Shinji Murayama, it stars Tatsuo Umemiya, Junko Miyazono, Junzaburō Ban.

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