Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion

1954 · 86 min · Action, History

Bored Hatamoto film #17

Directed by Kunio Watanabe · Written by Kunio Watanabe

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