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Back Stairways

1965, Japanese. Directed by Umetsugu Inoue.

A young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customers asks if he won't pretend to be the fiance of his sister. He is even more surprised when he is offered a million yen to play this apparently harmless role. Actually, it is anything but harmless. Both the customer and his sister are involved in a jewel robbery in which they have double-crossed two of their accomplices who are now out of prison and thirsting for revenge.

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1h 32m
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Released
6 February 1965
Original title
裏階段
Country
Japan
Written by
Kozo Taguchi, Umetsugu Inoue

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Back Stairways runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).

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Who directed Back Stairways?

Back Stairways (1965) was directed by Umetsugu Inoue and stars Jirō Tamiya, Yōko Tsukasa, Tōru Abe.

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