An Innocent Witch
Ayako, a young woman from a rural fishing village, is sold by her family into a brothel when her father takes ill. There, she is quickly stripped of her innocence and illusions.
Ayako, a young woman from a rural fishing village, is sold by her family into a brothel when her father takes ill. There, she is quickly stripped of her innocence and illusions.
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Keizō Kawasaki
Taiji Tonoyama
Minori Terada
Eijirō Tōno
Kin Sugai
Chieko Nakakita
Misako Tominaga
Kumeko Urabe
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