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Sun and Stars
Sun and Stars

Sun and Stars

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DramaCrimeAction

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It's a thrilling, action-packed entertainer with sparks of men versus villains in an up-and-down tale of brothers burning with masculine will and passion.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 July 1962

Country

Japan

Cast

Hideaki Nitani

Hideaki Nitani

Kōji Wada

Kōji Wada

Masako Izumi

Masako Izumi

Yōko Minamida

Yōko Minamida

Minako Katsuki

Minako Katsuki

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Toshio Sugiyama

Toshio Sugiyama

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Asao Sano

Asao Sano

Kaku Takashina

Kaku Takashina

Shōki Fukae

Shōki Fukae

Hiroshi Hijikata

Hiroshi Hijikata

Eiken Shoji

Eiken Shoji

Kōtarō Sugie

Kōtarō Sugie

Shigeo Hayashi

Shigeo Hayashi

Tadao Kojima

Tadao Kojima

Toshihiko Oda

Toshihiko Oda

Yuzo Kiura

Yuzo Kiura

Shingo Ishioka

Shingo Ishioka

Akira Nakao

Akira Nakao

Akira Hisamatsu

Akira Hisamatsu

Kiyoshi Kamoda

Kiyoshi Kamoda

Gō Kuroda

Gō Kuroda

Kōji Seyama

Kōji Seyama

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