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Bonchi

7.719601h 45mMovieComedyDrama

Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business, he stands by helplessly as his wife is thrown out…

DirectorKon Ichikawa
WritersKon Ichikawa·Natto Wada
ProducerMasaichi Nagata

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Cast · Directed by Kon Ichikawa

RIRaizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa
Kikuji
AWAyako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Ponta
FKFubuki Koshiji
Fubuki Koshiji
Hisako
MKMitsuko Kusabue
Mitsuko Kusabue
Ikako
TNTamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura
Hiroko
IYIsuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Sei
NHNaritoshi Hayashi
Naritoshi Hayashi
GIGanjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura II
KM
Kikue Mōri
Kino
MKMayumi Kurata
Mayumi Kurata
TKTanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
MKMachiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Ofuku

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