Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat

Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat

1961 · 80 min · ★ 8.0

Rampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a geisha who is being kidnapped by a group of ronin.

Directed by Toshikazu Kono · Written by Michihei Muramatsu

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