In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

1968 · 99 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime

After his company goes bankrupt, Katsuji Watanabe resorts to pickpocketing again with his old swindler buddies. However, one by one, his friends start getting caught. Katsuji decides to play a high stakes game of robbing the proceeds of a department store.

Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura · Written by Yoshitarō Nomura

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