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Genres
DramaCrime
Overview
Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
106 min
Release Date
1991-02-09
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
5.9
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Kanako Higuchi
Rin Jyoshima
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tsunejiro Murai
Keiko Oginome
Koyoshi
Masahiro Motoki
Ichitaro Kosugi
Rino Katase
Chiyoharu
Naoto Takenaka
Yasugoro
Takuzō Kawatani
Ryukichi Ineda
Hakuryu
Iwazo Otaki
Hitomi Shimizu
Kimiyu
Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Take
Shima Iwashita
Yoshi
Tetsuro Tamba
Denkichi Tsuzaki
Eiji Okada
Masakichi Ono
Kaku Takashina
Takeshu
Yasushi Higuchi
Tamio Kawachi
Shinkichi, Hashiba
Kazuo Kitamura
Kosugi
Shigeru Kōyama
Yoneyama
Isao Natsuyagi
Tadao Kiyono
Ken Ogata
Police
Chōei Takahashi
Shiroshima
Ryuji Sawa
Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Kogan Ashiya
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