A Legend, or Was It?(死闘の伝説)
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Japan · 1963
1h 23m
Director Keisuke Kinoshita
Starring Shima Iwashita, Mariko Kaga, Gō Katō, Kinuyo Tanaka
Genre Drama, Crime
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A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
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