The Guitarist from the Sea

The Guitarist from the Sea

1960 · 84 min · ★ 3.5 · Action, Crime

Plans to build a touristic hot spring on the island of Izu Oshima run afoul of the Kobe yakuza group, which intends to use the island as a relay base for drug smuggling.

Directed by Tokujirō Yamazaki · Written by Gan Yamazaki

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