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Kôkaku kidôtai 2.0

2008
7.8 / 10
A hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner. This film is a revised version of Kabuktaki hayalet (1995).
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Kôkaku kidôtai 2.0 Official Trailer
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