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Yumeji
Yumeji
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1991
2h 8m
6.4(35 votes)
Drama

Overview

Following the life of Japanese artist and poet Yumeji Takehisa through the imagining of an encounter with a beautiful widow with a dark past.

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Cast & Crew

12 members
Acting

沢田研二

Yumeji Takehisa

沢田研二
Acting

原田芳雄

Wakiya

原田芳雄
Acting

毬谷友子

Tomoyo Wakiya

毬谷友子
Acting

宮崎萬純

Hikono

宮崎萬純
Acting

五代目 坂東玉三郎

Onshu Inamura

五代目 坂東玉三郎
Directing

長谷川和彦

Onimatsu

No Image
Acting

広田レオナ

Oyo

広田レオナ
Acting

麿赤兒

Criminal

麿赤兒
Acting

余貴美子

Jiro

余貴美子
Acting

宮城千賀子

Nanny

宮城千賀子
Acting

牧口元美

Caretaker

牧口元美
Acting

大楠道代

Owner of a Hotel

大楠道代

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