Tokyo Elegy

Tokyo Elegy

Seven Days in the Snake Pit

NR 1999 · 85 min · ★ 3.6 · Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime

Fugitive Jack is doing everything in his power to evade both the police and gangsters. Assuming he’s in the clear, he moves in with Keiko, a pornstar whose early life in an abusive family still haunts her.

Directed by Aryan Kaganof · Written by Aryan Kaganof

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