Patience Has An End

Patience Has An End

1971 · 110 min · ★ 5.9 · Crime, Drama

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.

Directed by Yasuo Furuhata · Written by Shunya Ito

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