Black Lizard (1962)
Genre : Mystery, Drama
Runtime : 1H 41M
Director : Umetsugu Inoue
Writer : Kaneto Shindō
Synopsis
Celebrated detective Akechi matches wits with the infamous and devious jewel thief Black Lizard after the criminal orchestrates an elaborate kidnapping.
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