Biopic about jazz saxophonist Kaoru Abe and his wife, noted writer Izumi Suzuki.
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Kou Machida
Kaoru Abe
Léona Hirota
Haruko Sagara
Masato Furuoya
Hideo Murota
Shiro Sano
Ryushi Mizukami
Keiji Haino
Tomoko Aihara
Kazuo Komizu
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