A Woman in the Typhoon Area

A Woman in the Typhoon Area

1948 · 68 min · ★ 7.5 · Crime, Drama

Four unlucky pirates head to a weather tracking station set on a remote island with the intention of holding the weather trackers as hostages and assaulting their next incoming supply ship; but at the station they are told that a serious typhoon is on the way, so the ship will be delayed.

Directed by Hideo Ōba · Written by Ryuichiro Yagi

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