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was shown in only a few independent cinemas and was a failure with the audience. Tonoyama, who appeared in many of Shindō's films, later stated that this was his favourite role of all of the director's films.
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another. The last to be arrested is Akiko, who needed the money for an operation on her disfigured son, and is already being expected by the police at the hospital where her son is treated.
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