15 Oct 1965
The Cincinnati Kid
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
Fireworks
Work is all I've ever known.
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.
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岸本加世子 Nishi's Wife
大杉漣 Horibe
寺島進 Nakamura
渡辺哲 Junkyard Owner
白竜 Yakuza Hitman
薬師寺保栄 Criminal
逸見太郎 Kudo
矢島健一 Doctor
芦川誠 Tanaka
大家由祐子 Tanaka's Widow
つまみ枝豆 Businessman Throwing Rocks
柳憂怜 Chef #1
玉袋筋太郎 Chef #2
Motoharu Tamura Chief Detective
Hitoshi Nishizawa Yakuza Head
Hiromi Kikai Yakuza Henchman #1
北野井子 Young Girl Flying a Kite
森下能幸 Yakuza Henchman #2
淺野潤一郎 Yakuza Henchman #3
Kazuhiro Osada Yakuza Henchman #4
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