Modori River (1983)
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The story of Takeha, a free-spirited genius poet who lived through Taisho Romanticism, and the women who gave themselves over to his ambitions.
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... Gakuyo Sonoda
... Ayako
... Kotoe
... Ayano
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1983-04-16
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137 min
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Modori River
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... Mine
... Gakuyo Sonoda
... Ayako
... Kotoe
... Ayano
... Chie
... Fumio Katsuragi
... Kato
... Katsuragi
... Shuho Murakami
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