The Singing Gunman
Fourth film in the Aitsu series. The outlaw-cum-travelling guitarist discovers that his friend has been killed by the gangsters who held up the bullion transport.
Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe · Written by Kikuma Shimoiizaka
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