Blood Is Dry
血は渇いてる
1960 · 1h 27m · Drama · Japan
An employee in an assurance company threatens to commit suicide when management announces a massive layoff, the company uses this threat to its own advantage by turning the incident into an advertising campaign. With the success of the campaign, however, he is no longer a desperate man pointing a gun to his head, but a potential leader who wishes to take advantage of his failed suicide.
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Yoshishige Yoshida6.1Smart score
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