Dead Angle

Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.

Cast

Isao Natsuyagi

Yoko Shimada

Mitsuko Oka

Edward James Olmos

Akira Nakao

Katsu Ryūzaki

Shin Kishida

Yoko Natsuki

Kumi Taguchi

Tamaki Sawa

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