The Sleeping Beast Within

The Sleeping Beast Within

1960 · 86 min · ★ 6.8 · Action, Crime

A newspaper reporter's search for his girlfriend's missing father lead him into heart of the criminal underworld of Yokohama's Chinatown.

Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Written by Ichirō Ikeda

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