Top Cast
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Yosuke Ito
Naoji
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Yoichi Nukumizu
Uehara
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Eriko Sato
Kazuko
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Mayuko Arisue
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Hitomi Takahashi
Kazuko's mother
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Ichirō Ogura
Wada
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Sera Rinka
Uehara's wife
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Kôta Masago
Overview
After World War II, a small aristocratic family in Japan has lost all of their money.
Rating
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Shoplifters
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Skin
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Intentions of Murder
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Blood and Bones
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Return
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Scandalous Sex
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