Sunset Hill
1964 · 88 min · Crime, Mystery
A yakuza falls in love with his brother's mistress while he is serving his sentence, and hides out in Hakodate to wait for her... A mood action masterpiece set to a hit song. Ruriko Asaoka plays both the older and younger sisters who fall in love with the same man.
Directed by Akinori Matsuo · Written by Gan Yamazaki
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