JAPAN · 1997

Rainy Dog

Takashi Miike
Japanese New Wave assassin protagonist crime underworld unexpected parenthood isolation and exile redemption through family
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A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.

Year1997
CountryJapan
DirectorTakashi Miike
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