Black Strait
Black Strait

Black Strait

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1964
1h 43m
10.0(1 votes)
Crime
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Overview

Newly out of prison after killing his boss' rival, Akio Maki is eager to move on and start a new life with the boss' daughter. However, the chains of the past are not so easily broken and Maki is soon ordered to kill again.

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