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Burning Dog

Burning Dog

19917.01h 44m

Overview

A gang of thieves plot to rob a US military base in Okinawa, but rising tensions in the group threaten to put the plan in jeopardy.

Directed by Yōichi Sai
Written by Wishing Chong
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Top Cast

Seiji Matano

Seiji Matano

Mami Kumagai

Mami Kumagai

Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito

Kim Gumija

Kim Gumija

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Argentino Ortega

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Ronnie Santana

J

Julius Schuffer

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Themes & Keywords

gulf warmarine corpsmilitary baseokinawa1990sv-cinemamoney heist

About Burning Dog

Burning Dog is a crime, action, thriller film released in 1991 exploring themes of gulf war, marine corps, military base, okinawa, 1990s, v-cinema. Directed by Yōichi Sai, it stars Seiji Matano, Mami Kumagai, Takashi Naito. A gang of thieves plot to rob a US military base in Okinawa, but rising tensions in the group threaten to put the plan in jeopardy.

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