Crazy Operation: First Move

Crazy Operation: First Move

From marital disputes to the US-Soviet conflict! Bring on the fuss!

1963 · 96 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy, Music

After being fired from his company, Hitoshi Ueda opens a arbitration company. Experts from various fields gather around him and with their natural vitality, they solve one dispute after another. But as it turns out, their next dispute will be at a global scale.

Directed by Seiji Hisamatsu · Written by Ichirō Ikeda

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