The Craziest Operation

The Craziest Operation

1966 · ★ 10.0 · Comedy

The Crazy Cats try to steal 1,000,000,000 yen in laundered Yakuza money.

Directed by Kengo Furusawa · Written by Ryōzō Kasahara

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