The Wild Geese

1953

1h 44m

6.5(11 votes)

Drama

Overview

A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age.

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26 members

Acting

高峰秀子

Otoma

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芥川比呂志

Mr. Okada

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宇野重吉

Mr. Kimura

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東野英治郎

Suezo

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飯田蝶子

Osan

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田中栄三

Zenkichi

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浦辺粂子

Otsune

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小田切みき

Oume

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三宅邦子

Osada

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Tadashi Date

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山田禅二

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町田博子

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Rieko Himeji

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Akira Naoki

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Tetsuya Watanabe

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Kan Takami

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Jun Miyazaki

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Etsuko Miyata

Omitsu

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Tatsuko Akutagawa

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Miyuki Tateyama

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Fukutaro Otora

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飛田喜佐夫

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Munehiko Takada

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Wakayo Matsumura

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Machiko Hamaji

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Yoko Tsukiji

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