Homeless Dog

Homeless Dog

1964 · 91 min · ★ 7.0 · Action, Crime, Comedy

First movie of the Inu series directed by Tokuzō Tanaka

Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka · Written by Giichi Fujimoto

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