Rainy Dog
Jun 28 1997
•2h 35m
•Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.
Cast
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Show Aikawa
Yuji
Gao Ming-Chun
Ku Feng
Xianmei Chen
Lily
Jianqin He
Ah Chen
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