Top Cast
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Kunie Tanaka
Dobu
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Kirin Kiki
Sen
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Kōjirō Kusanagi
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Koichi Miura
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Maria Mori
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Shōji Ishibashi
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川村一代
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Ryochi Ogasawara
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Gō Haraguchi
Overview
After two thugs are killed, Dobu and his crew have three days to catch the murderers. Dobu suspects a hidden mastermind influencing the magistrate.
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