Invaders of the Lost Gold
★ 3.8 · 1982 · 88m · Adventure · Action · Horror · War
In the last days of WWII, a Japanese platoon is attacked by headhunters while attempting to hide millions in gold. Thirty-six years later, a grizzled guide is hired to lead an expedition into a jungle inferno of greed, violence, nudity, and murder.
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