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Secret Waltz(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-11-23
75%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Overview:
Akira Nobi directs this violent two-fisted tale about a pair of abandoned sibling teens who fall into a web of yakuza intrigue. The film opens with young, pretty Maki (Natsuo Ishido) luring a drunken salariman into a parking lot only to be mugged by Maki's brother, Shinji (played by former child star Mitsunori Isaki). Unfortunately, the drunk proves to be no ordinary working stiff, but a gangster who takes a dim view of petty crime.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Film City
Movie: Secret Waltz
Top 5 Billed Cast
伊崎充則
石堂夏央
堤真一
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Overview
Akira Nobi directs this violent two-fisted tale about a pair of abandoned sibling teens who fall into a web of yakuza intrigue. The film opens with young, pretty Maki (Natsuo Ishido) luring a drunken salariman into a parking lot only to be mugged by Maki's brother, Shinji (played by former child star Mitsunori Isaki). Unfortunately, the drunk proves to be no ordinary working stiff, but a gangster who takes a dim view of petty crime.
Release Date
1996-11-23
Average
7.5
Rating:
3.8 startsTagline
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