The murder of the chief official of Kobe city's Customs triggers an investigation of a prostitution ring called the 'Yellow Line' that sells Japanese women. A hired assassin is betrayed by his organization, and kidnaps a woman who happens to be the girlfriend of a newspaper reporter.
Agawa
The original title is "黄線地帯" (JA).
The runtime is 79 minutes (1h 19m).
The film was directed by Teruo Ishii.
The screenplay was written by Teruo Ishii.
The score was composed by Chumei Watanabe.
Cinematography was handled by Hiroshi Suzuki.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0142999.
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黄線地帯
Released
日本語
Japan
