Movie: Jirocho, the Hunted

Top 10 Billed Cast

Akio Kobori
小堀阿吉雄

Jun Tazaki
田崎潤

Kenji Mori
森健二

Rinsaku Ogata
緒方燐作

Hiroyuki Nagato
長門裕之

Hisaya Morishige
森繁久彌

Asami Kuji
久慈あさみ

Unpei Yokoyama
横山運平

Yuriko Hanabusa
英百合子

Setsuko Wakayama
若山セツ子

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    A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.

  • Release Date

    1953-12-15

  • Average

    8

  • Rating:

    4.0 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語

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