Twice on a Certain Night

Twice on a Certain Night

Twice on a Certain Night

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Twice on a Certain Night

1956

1h 39m

10.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notice the terrible sacrifices made by his wife when she accepts a job at a local inn.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Akiko

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Shida Bunzo

Hitomi Nozoe

Hitomi Nozoe

Takashi Kitahara

Takashi Kitahara

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Junji Masuda

Zeko Nakamura

Zeko Nakamura

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Creative team

Directed by: Heinosuke Gosho
Written by: Keiji Hasebe
Heinosuke Gosho
Produced by: Yoshishige Uchiyama

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