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Pistol Opera is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Seijun Suzuki released in USA on 13 june 2003 with Makiko Esumi
Pistol Opera (2001)
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Add to a movie listPistol Opera (ピストルオペラ, Pisutoru Opera) is a 2001 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and starring Makiko Esumi.
Synopsis
Une jolie tueuse surnommée Stray Cat, classée numéro 3, va bientôt se retrouver embrigadée dans un massacre en règle auquel tous les assassins du pays vont participer, afin de s’emparer de la place du tueur numéro 1.Actors
Makiko Esumi
(Miyuki Minazuki)
Masatoshi Nagase
(Man Dressed in Black)
Kirin Kiki
(Rin)
Mikijirō Hira
(Goro Hanada)
Kenji Sawada
(Man at Tokyo Station)
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