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Twinkle

4.419921h 43mMovieComedyDramaRomance

Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a ‘good’ Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student.

DirectorJōji Matsuoka
WriterJōji Matsuoka
ProducersTomoki Ikeda·Shin'ya Kawai

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Cast · Directed by Jōji Matsuoka

HYHiroko Yakushimaru
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Shoko Koyama
ETEtsushi Toyokawa
Etsushi Toyokawa
Mutsuki Kishida
MTMichitaka Tsutsui
Michitaka Tsutsui
Kon Fujishima
KAKai Ato
Kai Ato
MIMasuyo Iwamoto
Masuyo Iwamoto
Yuriko Kishida
MKMariko Kaga
Mariko Kaga
Chiaki Koyama
YKYūsuke Kawazu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Yuzo Kishida
YNYukio Ninagawa
Yukio Ninagawa
TO
Tomoko Oshima
Misuho Ito
RSRie Shibata
Rie Shibata
Waitress
KTKumiko Tsuchiya
Kumiko Tsuchiya
MTMasahiko Tsugawa
Masahiko Tsugawa
Todushi Koyama

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Twinkle — streaming FAQ

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Twinkle hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 12, 1992. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.