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The Fixer

The Fixer

Genres

Crime

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Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confusion. But he's not going down without a fight.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

27 October 1979

Country

Japan

Cast

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Masakazu Tamura

Masakazu Tamura

Kayo Matsuo

Kayo Matsuo

Kyōko Enami

Kyōko Enami

Tatsuo Umemiya

Tatsuo Umemiya

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Tsutomu Kariba

Tsutomu Kariba

Akira Nakao

Akira Nakao

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Isao Bitō

Isao Bitō

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Meichō Soganoya

Meichō Soganoya

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Ichirō Arishima

Ichirō Arishima

Shōgo Shimada

Shōgo Shimada

Yūji Honma

Yūji Honma

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