Japanese Godfather (1989)
- Original title
- 일본대부
- Directed by
- Kim Hyo-cheon
- Genre
- action film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- 15
How it feels
A Korean man released from a Japanese prison after World War II cannot get back to his home country. He and a friend become gangsters battling communist agitators, then rise through the ranks of the Japanese underworld during the Korean War.
violentmelancholicgrittyslow-burntenseretronoirishbrooding
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