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The Stairway to the Distant Past

The Stairway to the Distant Past

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Drama   Crime
πŸ“œ Overview: Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a borrowed bicycle. But when Lily, a beautiful stripper from out of Hama's past, returns to town, the fuse is lit on a criminal powder keg set to blow the lid off the Yokohama underworld.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
πŸ“† Date Released: 1995-03-18
⌚ Running Time: 101 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Masatoshi Nagase original image
Maiku Hama
Masatoshi Nagase
Haruko Wanibuchi original image
Lily Hama
Haruko Wanibuchi
Eiji Okada original image
White Man
Eiji Okada
Mika Ohmine original image
Akane Hama
Mika Ohmine
Shirō Sano original image
Masaru Kanno
Shirō Sano
Kiyotaka Nanbara original image
Hoshino
Kiyotaka Nanbara
Tetta Sugimoto original image
Sugimoto
Tetta Sugimoto
Shinya Tsukamoto original image
Yamaguchi
Shinya Tsukamoto
Jō Shishido original image
Jo Shishido
Jō Shishido
Keiji Matsuda original image
Matsuda
Keiji Matsuda
Akaji Maro original image
Lt. Nakayama
Akaji Maro
Kazuko Shirakawa original image
Sachiko Shibata
Kazuko Shirakawa
Sumiko Sakamoto original image
Minato Mary
Sumiko Sakamoto
Noriko Sengoku original image
Asa
Noriko Sengoku
Yoichi Sai original image
Chief of Police
Yoichi Sai
ShΓ»ji Yamamoto original image
Bum
ShΓ»ji Yamamoto

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