The Naked Woman and the Gun

The Naked Woman and the Gun

1957 · 88 min · ★ 7.0 · Action, Crime

A Tokyo newspaper reporter goes after the Japanese king of cocaine trafficking but he's tricked by a woman who works for the gangster and gets framed for a murder he didn't commit.

Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Written by Asami Tanabe

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