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Ballad of the Nail
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Ballad of the Nail

2017-07-05 · 71 min · Not rated

Thriller · Crime

The story of a killer, nicknamed 'nail driver', in the twilight of his career, who decides to protect an outcast with a price on his head for trying to run off with boss gangster's daughter.

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Dynamite Taira
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Countries
Japan
Status
Released

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Hidetoshi Kanzaki
Masayoshi Kishimoto
Toshihisa Nishihira
Yuuki OshiroYuuki Oshiro

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