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Synopsis
A gas leak explosion at a yakuza hideout provides a shy nurse and a rental car clerk with the opportunity to take a briefcase full of money. A cross-country chase ensues.
Hikari Ishida
Cast
Masanobu Ando
Cast
Tomoharu Hasegawa
Cast
Yutaka Matsushige
Cast
Yuu Tokui
Cast
Yoji Tanaka
Cast
Takuji Suzuki
Cast
Tarō Suwa
Cast
Koichi Ueda
Cast
Tadashi Sakata
Cast
Shinobu Yaguchi
Director
Shinobu Yaguchi
Writer

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