Top Cast
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Yasushi Suzuki
Tatsuo
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Kyōsuke Machida
Takashi Asakawa
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Ryōhei Uchida
Isamu Goda
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Sumiko Sakamoto
Mitsuko
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Etsuko Ichihara
Fujiko
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Keiko Mizushina
Yaeko
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Toshirō Hayano
Akama
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Gorō Tarumi
Hanada
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Masakazu Kuwayama
Chief Detective of Department 1
Overview
As Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, a gang member wanting to go to America is sought after by the police after helping his friend conduct a robbery.
Rating
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