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A Lonely Gamble

19651h 36mMovieDrama

In post-war Japan, it is difficult for private business to stay afloat. The small atelier has a debt of several million yen. To get a loan, his proprietress is forced to turn to a successful businessman, owner of entertainment…

DirectorShinji Murayama
WriterKimiyuki Hasegawa

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Cast · Directed by Shinji Murayama

YSYoshiko Sakuma
Yoshiko Sakuma
Momoko Inui
SAShigeru Amachi
Shigeru Amachi
Teijiro Chigusa
CKChitose Kobayashi
Chitose Kobayashi
Kyoko Nakagawa
RŌReiko Ōhara
Reiko Ōhara
Mika Inui
MKMichiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Tazuko Ogaki
AUAsao Uchida
Asao Uchida
Junzo Higashino
KUKichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda
Shinpei Akamatsu
KIKaneko Iwasaki
Kaneko Iwasaki
Nobuko Mori
TUTatsuo Umemiya
Tatsuo Umemiya
Toshihiko Takagi
JMJunko Miyazono
Junko Miyazono
Takako Higashino
MN
Mariko Nonaka
Suzuko Chigusa
AK
Akiyoshi Kasuga
Kenji Himuro

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