The Stairway to the Distant Past

The Stairway to the Distant Past

The Stairway to the Distant Past

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The Stairway to the Distant Past

1995

1h 41m

7.0(8 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a borrowed bicycle. But when Lily, a beautiful stripper from out of Hama's past, returns to town, the fuse is lit on a criminal powder keg set to blow the lid off the Yokohama underworld.

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24 members

Acting

永瀬正敏

Maiku Hama

永瀬正敏

Acting

鰐淵晴子

Lily Hama

鰐淵晴子

Acting

岡田英次

White Man

岡田英次

Acting

坂本スミ子

Minato Mary

坂本スミ子

Acting

宍戸錠

Jo Shishido

宍戸錠

Acting

南原清隆

Hoshino

No Image

Acting

フランソワーズモレシャン

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

大嶺美香

Akane Hama

No Image

Acting

佐野史郎

Masaru Kanno

佐野史郎

Acting

麿赤兒

Lt. Nakayama

麿赤兒

Directing

塚本晋也

Yamaguchi

塚本晋也

Acting

杉本哲太

Sugimoto

杉本哲太

Acting

松田ケイジ

Matsuda

松田ケイジ

Acting

白川和子

Sachiko Shibata

白川和子

Acting

千石規子

Asa

千石規子

Acting

梶原善

Unknown Role

梶原善

Acting

近藤芳正

Unknown Role

近藤芳正

Acting

阿南健治

Unknown Role

阿南健治

Acting

宮地雅子

Unknown Role

宮地雅子

Directing

崔洋一

Chief of Police

崔洋一

Directing

山本政志

Unknown Role

山本政志

Acting

いか八朗

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

TERU

Unknown Role

TERU

Directing

大森立嗣

Unknown Role

大森立嗣

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