Wild Ducks and Green Onions

Wild Ducks and Green Onions

1968 · 93 min · ★ 9.0 · Adventure, Comedy

The four-member con group, including the intellectual boss Nobukichi Ishiguro (Masayuki Mori), who is called an "aristocrat con man" for his elegant appearance; the amorous Kyuhei Maruki (Tadao Takashima); the inventive Yosuke Mori (Hideo Sunatsuka); and the amorous Mami (Mako Midori), set one bizarre trap after another in their quest for the perfect crime in this wry crime comedy.

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi · Written by Hiroshi Matsuki

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