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This Way, That Way

8.519521h 32mMovieComedyDrama

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly to stay with them. Their mundane lives are sent into disarray by the emotional and energetic Ako.

DirectorKon Ichikawa
WritersNatto Wada·Nobuo Kyoto
ProducerJiro Takeuchi

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Cast · Directed by Kon Ichikawa

YKYoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga
MMMasayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
MMMitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito
COChiharu Otomo
Chiharu Otomo
YIYūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
YHYūji Hori
Yūji Hori
YTYūko Tsumura
Yūko Tsumura
YMYūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizuki
KHKiyoko Hirai
Kiyoko Hirai
KM
Kikue Mōri
TKToshiaki Konoe
Toshiaki Konoe
SA
Shinobu Araki

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