Top Cast
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Moeko Ezawa
Yoko(洋子)
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Keiko Aikawa
Hisako(久子)
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Gō Awazu
Kiyoshi(清)
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Hajime Tanimoto
Kanao(金男)
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Yuri Yamashina
Sachiko(幸子)
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Yoshio Adachi
勇
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Hyōe Enoki
田中
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Keiko Maki
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Mamoru Tsuyuki
Overview
A prostitute and her lover go on the run after killing her pimp.
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Pimp
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