13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
★ 6.6 · 1975 · 78m · Action · Crime · Drama
Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and sent to a sadistic woman's prison. Will Maki be able to escape and take revenge?
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