Itohan Monogatari
Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.
Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.
Machiko Kyō
Okatsu
Koji Tsuruta
Tomoshichi
Michiko Ono
Oyae
Kazuko Ichikawa
Kikuko
Chieko Higashiyama
Owasa
Keizō Kawasaki
Hisao
Daisuke Katō
Matsukichi
Osamu Maruyama
Ichizaburo
Kumeko Urabe
Okô
Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.
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