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Kiriko, A Woman Who Loved the Gangsters

Kiriko, A Woman Who Loved the Gangsters

19931h 25m

Overview

A drama depicting the heroine who loved another yakuza man while being the wife of the group leader, in the battle of the internal conflict of the yakuza organization.

Directed by Itsumichi Isomura
Written by Hiroshi Hashimoto
Produced by Atsushi Watanabe
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Top Cast

Hitomi Takahashi

Hitomi Takahashi

Kosuke Toyohara

Kosuke Toyohara

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

About Kiriko, A Woman Who Loved the Gangsters

Kiriko, A Woman Who Loved the Gangsters is a drama, crime film released in 1993. Directed by Itsumichi Isomura, it stars Hitomi Takahashi, Kosuke Toyohara, Shun Sugata. A drama depicting the heroine who loved another yakuza man while being the wife of the group leader, in the battle of the internal conflict of the yakuza organization.

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