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Flesh Pier (1958)

Flesh Pier poster
Original title
女体桟橋
Directed by
Teruo Ishii
Genre
detective film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a series of crimes along a waterfront district. He uncovers a web of corruption and violence among local criminals and shady characters.

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What happens

Nyotai sanbashi (女体棧橋), conosciuto anche col titolo internazionale Flesh Pier, è un film del 1958 diretto da Teruo Ishii. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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