Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

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Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

1967

1h 39m

5.4(20 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A sex-obsessed woman, a suicidal man she meets on the street, and a gun-crazy wannabe gangster become trapped in an underground hideaway.

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11 members

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桜井啓子

Nejiko

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佐藤慶

Otoko

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Tetsuo Ashida

Himeji

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Bunya Ozawa

Matsuyama

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Writing

福田善之

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観世栄夫

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小松方正

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溝口舜亮

Tsukibito

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殿山泰司

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戸浦六宏

Television

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田村正和

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