Mexican Free-for-All

Mexican Free-for-All

1968 · 140 min · ★ 10.0

The eleventh film in the comedy series starring Japan's leading comedy group, the Crazy Cats. Susumu Sakamori and his friends travel to Mexico to find a stone statue that contains the location of the secret treasure "Olmeca".

Directed by Takashi Tsuboshima · Written by Yasuo Tanami

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