Synopsis
An unreliable narrator recounts the love story of a loan shark, his wife, and their recently released from jail childhood friend.
Movie Information
- Director
- Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Writers
- Yoji Ogura, Wataru Kenmotsu, Kazuo Satsuya
- Release Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 105 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 3.3 / 10 (3 votes)
Top Cast
Riki Takeuchi
Tomokazu Miura
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Kaho Minami
Aiko Shouriki
Toru Minegishi
Toshinori Omi
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