Ohyaku: The Female Demon

Ohyaku: The Female Demon

1968 · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Action, Drama

Ohyaku is a grifter who falls in love with a thief, who recruits her for his plan to rob a shipment of government gold. When this plan goes wrong and Ohyaku ends up in prison, she resolves to do anything to escape and claim revenge on the ones who betrayed her and her lover.

Directed by Yoshihiro Ishikawa · Written by Kōji Takada

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