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Hell Worms

1979-12-01 · 85 min · ★ 9.0

Drama · Crime

A group of bandits flee to the mountains after killing an evil moneylender. Remake of Hiroshi Inagaki's Jigoku no mushi (1938).

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Directors
Tatsuo Yamada
Production companies
Matsuda Eigasha
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Takahiro TamuraTakahiro TamuraDanjuro Kokun
Ichirō IzawaIchirō IzawaTobei the Hatchet
Junko MiyashitaJunko MiyashitaOtoyo
Jotaro TogamiJotaro TogamiYakuro Fujiki
Kikuko HanaokaKikuko HanaokaWife, Otsune
Ichiro YukiIchiro YukiTeahouse owner
Ken MishimaShichi the Ryanko
Ryuji SawaGokumon Gonkuro
Ryōsuke KagawaRyōsuke KagawaShigebei, a pilgrim

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