Aug 06, 1960
84 min
Full-HD

The Man with a Sinister Laugh (1960)

After getting out of prison, a young yakuza tries to find out who killed his girlfriend, attempts not to get drawn back into crime, and to find his missing sister.

Category

Action

Country

Japan

Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Keiichirō Akagi

Ryūshirō Dan

Joe Shishido

Ken

Reiko Sasamori

Hiroko Saeki

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Noriko Dan

Kyōji Aoyama

Goro

Zenji Yamada

Shōki Fukae

Tetsu

Hiroshi Kōno

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