Kyōen Kobanzame (1958)

Original title

侠艶小判鮫

Directed by

Nobuo Nakagawa

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 23m

How it feels

A two-part black-and-white film from 1958 Japan directed by Nobuo Nakagawa. It follows characters caught in a world of conflict and moral ambiguity.

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What happens

Kyōen Kobanzame (Japanese: 侠艶小判鮫) is a 1958 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa. There are two parts of the film: the first part Kyōen Kobanzame: Zenpen (侠艶小判鮫　前篇) and the second part Kyōen Kobanzame: Kōhen (侠艶小判鮫　後篇). Both parts have the same cast and crew. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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