Ballad of the Nail
2017, Japanese. Directed by Dynamite Taira.
The story of a killer, nicknamed 'nail driver', in the twilight of his career, who decides to protect an outcast with a price on his head for trying to run off with boss gangster's daughter.
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 5 July 2017
- Original title
- 釘打ちのバラッド
- Country
- Japan
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Ballad of the Nail runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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Ballad of the Nail isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 July 2017. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Ballad of the Nail?
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Who directed Ballad of the Nail?
Ballad of the Nail (2017) was directed by Dynamite Taira and stars Hidetoshi Kanzaki, Masayoshi Kishimoto, Toshihisa Nishihira.