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Heat and Mud
JAPAN · 1950

Heat and Mud

Kon Ichikawa
theft fugitives coercion romantic tension post-war Japan
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Synopsis

With one million yen in stolen cash, Kurita plans his escape to Hokkaido with an unwilling bar girl named Katsumi.

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