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Cast
Asako Kurayoshi
as Mika Marunishi
Kazuyo Ezaki
as Mayumi Marunishi
Bang-ho Cho
as Yûichi Saeki
Moeko Ezawa
as Yoshimi Marunishi - Mika's Mother
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
as Store's Chief Manager
Eiju Kiriyama
as Salesman-like man
Nenji Kobayashi
as Shôji Sonoda
Takayuki Matsunaga
as Ward office clerk
Kei Minuma
as Detective
Shinsho Nakamaru
as Saburô Soejima
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1982
Runtime1h 08m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes3
DirectorNaosuke Kurosawa
WritersAkio Ido
TypeFeature Film
Rating3.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsZeccho shimai ochiru
About Zeccho shimai ochiru
Mika, who used to be a call girl, is being pursued by a man that brokers prostitution. Her mother Yoshimi and older sister Mayumi also sold their bodies. But now, Mayumi will marry Soejima, a trading company man. Mika is happy to have a respectable relative and starts a part-time job at a pachinko parlor...
Directed by Naosuke Kurosawa, Zeccho shimai ochiru leans on a strong ensemble — Asako Kurayoshi, Kazuyo Ezaki, Bang-ho Cho — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1982.
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