Naked Rashomon
A marquis' mistress becomes pregnant with fraternal twins. He keeps the boy, but sends his bodyguard to dispose of the mother and the girl. Years later…
A marquis' mistress becomes pregnant with fraternal twins. He keeps the boy, but sends his bodyguard to dispose of the mother and the girl. Years later…
Hitomi Kozue
Shino Toda / Kyoko
Moeko Ezawa
Ayako Katsuragawa
Eimei Esumi
Sadanosuke
Kaoru Hazuki
Kikue
Jōji Sawada
Hiroyoshi Katsuragawa
Michiko Komori
Hiroyuki Mikawa
Hiroshi Chō
Jitsuma Katsuragawa
Kōichi Hori
Actor
A marquis' mistress becomes pregnant with fraternal twins. He keeps the boy, but sends his bodyguard to dispose of the mother and the girl. Years later…
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