03 Apr 1998
Contract Killer
Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon.
Kudokiya Joe
The comical battles between a handsome hoodllum, part-time handyman/problem solver and an ugly yakuza. (From a George Akiyama manga.)
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清水宏次朗 Joe
Hikaru Ijuin 中村由真 
Hiroko Arisawa 
ルー大柴 
あき竹城
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