Escape Between Midnight and Dawn

Escape Between Midnight and Dawn

1950 · 84 min · Crime

A yakuza man who dreads being released from prison, yet the day of his release arrives. Awaiting him are a woman’s burning gaze and the muzzle of a gangster’s gun…

Directed by Eiichi Koishi · Written by Masashige Narusawa

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