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The Most Terrible Time in My Life
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The Most Terrible Time in My Life

1994-03-05 · 92 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · Action · Crime · Thriller

Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of double-crosses Hama gets embroiled in a gang war and a revenge plot between the two brothers

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Directors
Kaizo Hayashi
Production companies
For Life Records Inc., Eizo Tanteisha
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Masatoshi NagaseMasatoshi NagaseMaiku Hama
Kaho MinamiKaho MinamiByakuran
Yang HaitinYang Hai Tin
Te-chien HouDe Jian
Joe ShishidoJoe ShishidoJoe
Shiro SanoShiro SanoMasaru Kanno
Kiyotaka NanbaraKiyotaka NanbaraHoshino
Haruko WanibuchiHaruko WanibuchiLily Hama
Noriko SengokuNoriko SengokuAsa
Xiu JianXiu Jian
Akaji MaroAkaji MaroLt. Nakayama
Shinya TsukamotoShinya TsukamotoYamaguchi
Yu Wei-Yen
Yuan-chi Lu
Kao-Hsiung Wu
Zen KajiharaZen KajiharaIwasaki
Yoshimasa KondoYoshimasa Kondo
Kenji AnanKenji AnanKitamura
Masako MiyajiMasako MiyajiMasako
Mika OhmineAkane Hama

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