Hokuriku Proxy War
Trailer: Hokuriku Proxy War
Year: 1977
Studio: Toei Company
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Cast: Hiroki Matsukata, Yumiko Nogawa, Sonny Chiba, Mikio Narita, Kō Nishimura, Takeo Chii
Crew: Kinji Fukasaku (Director), Kozo Horiike (Editor), Toshiaki Tsushima (Original Music Composer), Etsuaki Masuda (Lighting Technician), Kōji Takada (Screenplay), Norimichi Igawa (Art Direction)
Runtime: 98 minutes
Release: Feb 26, 1977
IMDb: 6.40/10 by 10 users
Popularity: 6
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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