JAPAN · 1964

The Money Dance

Kon Ichikawa
Japanese Golden Age moral ambiguity organized crime contract killing redemption through violence righteous vigilantism
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Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him for his "forceful personality," and assigns him to kill evil people, a president of a loan company and a drug baron.

Year1964
CountryJapan
DirectorKon Ichikawa
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