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Heat Wave (1991)

Original title: 陽炎

1991-02-09 · 1h 46m · JA
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Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.

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Hideo GoshaDirector

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Kanako HiguchiKanako HiguchiRin JyoshimaTatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiTsunejiro MuraiKeiko OginomeKeiko OginomeKoyoshiMasahiro MotokiMasahiro MotokiIchitaro KosugiRino KataseRino KataseChiyoharuNaoto TakenakaNaoto TakenakaYasugoroTakuzō KawataniTakuzō KawataniRyukichi InedaHakuryuHakuryuIwazo OtakiHitomi ShimizuHitomi ShimizuKimiyuTsuyoshi UjikiTsuyoshi UjikiTakeShima IwashitaShima IwashitaYoshiTetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaDenkichi Tsuzaki

Keywords

MurderGangsterJapanMafiaRestaurantTattooGamblingYakuzaDebtContestEliteKumamoto, japanRyōtei

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityMurder · Gangster · JapanDialogue densityDramaDirector preference360095Actor preference204761 · 388559 · 100888Country preferenceJp

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Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.

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Heat Wave has a runtime of 106 minutes.

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