

Action · Crime
Overview
Shortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop.
Top Cast


Yūjirō Ishihara
Yūjirō Ishihara
Jiro
Yūjirō Ishihara
Jiro


Mie Kitahara
Mie Kitahara
Keiko Sugita
Mie Kitahara
Keiko Sugita


Masumi Okada
Masumi Okada
Taabô
Masumi Okada
Taabô


Sanae Nakahara
Sanae Nakahara
Mami
Sanae Nakahara
Mami


Shirō Ōsaka
Shirō Ōsaka
Detective Noro
Shirō Ōsaka
Detective Noro


Yukiko Todoroki
Yukiko Todoroki
Mama
Yukiko Todoroki
Mama


Hideaki Nitani
Hideaki Nitani
Katsumata
Hideaki Nitani
Katsumata


Shinichi Yanagisawa
Shinichi Yanagisawa
Shiraishi Paku-san
Shinichi Yanagisawa
Shiraishi Paku-san


Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Matsuda
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Matsuda


Mayumi Shimizu
Mayumi Shimizu
Mitsuko
Mayumi Shimizu
Mitsuko
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