
Kagerô 2
1996-02-10 · 92 min · ★ 10.0
An entertainment drama depicting the conflict of yakuza, centering on the female torso and her sister's feud.
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- Directors
- Izo Hashimoto
- Production companies
- Shochiku, Bandai Visual
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Reiko Takashima
Eriko Tamura
Seiichi Tanabe
Sansei Shiomi
Tetsu Watanabe
Yoshio Harada
Sawako Kitahara
Moeko Ezawa
Hiroshi Kanbe
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Renji Ishibashi
Rumiko Koyanagi
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