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An Innocent Witch

7.219651h 38mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorHeinosuke Gosho
WriterHideo Horie
ProducerKiyoshi Shimazu

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Cast · Directed by Heinosuke Gosho

JYJitsuko Yoshimura
Jitsuko Yoshimura
KKKeizō Kawasaki
Keizō Kawasaki
TTTaiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
MTMinori Terada
Minori Terada
ETEijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
KSKin Sugai
Kin Sugai
CNChieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
MTMisako Tominaga
Misako Tominaga
KUKumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
ZNZeko Nakamura
Zeko Nakamura
YYYoshio Yoshida
Yoshio Yoshida
KTKenzō Tabu
Kenzō Tabu

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