Wild Life(1997)
An ex-boxer working for a game parlor owner gets caught up in a complex blackmail operation he doesn't understand. Before long he's caught between two yakuza bosses and a mysterious thief who motivation is unknown. Add in the boss' daughter who has a crush on him and watch him struggle to make sense of it all and come out alive.
Movie: Wild Life
Top 10 Billed Cast
Hiroki Sakai
Kenzo Tsumura
Rie
Ijima
Man in pachinko parlour
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An ex-boxer working for a game parlor owner gets caught up in a complex blackmail operation he doesn't understand. Before long he's caught between two yakuza bosses and a mysterious thief who motivation is unknown. Add in the boss' daughter who has a crush on him and watch him struggle to make sense of it all and come out alive.
Release Date
1997-04-05
Average
8
Rating:
4.0 startsTagline
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日本語
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