Holy Mother

Holy Mother

2022 · 95 min · ★ 6.7 · Horror

A racist corporation is looking to expand its territories of domination and for that it needs to destroy the Yakuza mafia. It is then that a transgender woman suddenly appears willing to defend the Yakuza tradition.

Directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura · Written by Yoshihiro Nishimura

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