Passion and Rifle Bullets

Passion and Rifle Bullets

1955 · 97 min · Action, Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Private Detective Ippei Shizuno faces off against a serial killer and a wealthy woman's society who runs an illegal gun trade.

Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi · Written by Seijun Suzuki

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