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The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973)

Genre : Action, Crime

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Eizo Sugawa
Writer : Osamu Nishizawa, Zenzō Matsuyama

Synopsis

A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.

Actors

Hiroshi Fujioka
Hiroshi Fujioka
Akira Funaki
Junzaburō Ban
Junzaburō Ban
Chôtarô Funaki
Mayumi Nagisa
Mayumi Nagisa
Miyako Aoyama
Sumio Tomikawa
Sumio Tomikawa
Masaya Ayakôji
Yoshizo Yamaguchi
Yoshizo Yamaguchi
Kô Hanamori
Kazutaka Sugawara
Kazutaka Sugawara
Satoru Haraguchi
Mariko Nakamura
Mariko Nakamura
Yasuko Komori
Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
Onimaru
Kazuo Katô
Kazuo Katô
Dan
Jun'ichirô Oki
Jun'ichirô Oki
Aoi
Tetsuya Kaji
Tetsuya Kaji
Kurosaki
Haruo Suzuki
Haruo Suzuki
Recorder
Yûsuke Nishimoto
Yûsuke Nishimoto
Keisuke Shibosawa
Fran Setzer
Fran Setzer
Secretary
Ben Hiura
Ben Hiura
Kyô Kazama
八代駿
八代駿
Noboru Mitani
Noboru Mitani

Crews

Eizo Sugawa
Eizo Sugawa
Director
Osamu Nishizawa
Osamu Nishizawa
Screenplay
Zenzō Matsuyama
Zenzō Matsuyama
Screenplay
Daisaku Kimura
Daisaku Kimura
Director of Photography
Kazuo Satsuya
Kazuo Satsuya
Production Design
Ryu Yasube
Ryu Yasube
Producer
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
Kunihiko Murai
Kunihiko Murai
Original Music Composer
Hiromitsu Mori
Hiromitsu Mori
Lighting Technician

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