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The Wolves

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A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their work in Japan's failing postwar economy, form a plan to rob a cash delivery truck in order to provide for their families.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1955-07-03

Runtime: 127 mins

Director: Kaneto Shindo

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Drama, Crime

Original title: The Wolves

Production Companies: Kindai Eiga Kyokai, Dokuritsu Eiga

Production Countries: Japan

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