Outlaw: Black Dagger

Outlaw: Black Dagger

1968 · 86 min · ★ 6.5 · Action, Crime, Thriller

A street war breaks loose between two rival gangs in the Kansai region of Japan. Goro is in the middle of action. Through a knife fight against Sueo, a high profile gangster from Busou-kai, Goro notices a familiar face approaching him from amidst the chaos - his girlfriend, Yuri. Goro had sent her to safety, but she had returned, aching to see him. Caught between Goro and his enemy knife, she reunites with her love - the price was her life.

Directed by Keiichi Ozawa · Written by Kaneo Ikegami

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