Retreat Through the Wet Wasteland
1973 · 73 min · ★ 4.4 · Action, Crime
A group of corrupt police detectives go on a manhunt for an ex-collogue who they believe could blow their whole rotten operation wide open.
Directed by Yukihiro Sawada · Written by Kazuhiko Hasegawa
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