A Wad of Notes

A Wad of Notes

1970 · 94 min · ★ 7.2 · Action

A lone gambler tries to keep a yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitakyushu. After away from his hometown for 13 years, Ryuji comes back and saves the town that is becoming run-down from yakuza’s ill deeds.

Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa · Written by Kazuo Kasahara

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