The Skull Soldier
1992 · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Action, Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction
Narumi, a man out for revenge with the powers he received and a bit of help from the one who saved his life, he creates the persona of Skull Soldier and attempts to discover who really killed his sister.
Directed by Masaki Kyomoto · Written by Junki Takegami
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Masaki Kyomoto Tatsuya Narumi / Skull Soldier -
Kenji Ushio Gaja -
Hirotaro Honda Tian Feng Tian -
Yuriko Hamada -
Guts Ishimatsu - C Chisato Shigeta
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Hiroyuki Nagato Sawamoto -
Susumu Kurobe Munekata -
Kensaku Morita - K Knock Yokoyama
- Y Yoshizo Kaneko
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Sakae Umezu
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