The Scarred Angel

The Scarred Angel

1966 · 78 min · Drama, Crime

A musical film based on the original work of Saigo Teruhiko. After leaving the juvenile detention center and returning to his hometown of Ibusuki, Hachiro begins to investigate the cause of his older sister Sumiko's suicide. While Hachiro was in juvenile detention, Sumiko committed suicide, but there are too many mysteries surrounding this suicide...

Directed by Kenji Yoshida · Written by Gorō Tanada

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