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Where to Watch Black Sun (1964)
Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.
Drama 95 min 6.5/10 from 11 votes
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- Tamio Kawachi as Akira
- Chico Lourant as Gill
- Tatsuya Fuji as Akira's Buddy
- Yuko Chishiro as Yuki
- Hideji Ōtaki as Old Man at the Junk Shop