Zigeunerweisen

Apr 1, 1980

2h 24m

★ 6.6

Overview

A surreal period film following a university professor and his eerie nomad friend as they go through loose romantic triangles and face death in peculiar ways.

Genres

Mystery

Drama

Production Companies

Art Theatre Guild

Cinema Placet

Zigeunerweisen Trailers

Cast

Toyojiro Aochi

Toshiya Fujita

Sono / Koine

Naoko Ohtani

Nakasago

Yoshio Harada

Shuko Aochi

Michiyo Yasuda

Taeko Aochi

Kisako Makishi

Yuki Furutachi

Kimi

Kirin Kiki

Akaji Maro

Maid at a Hotel

Sumie Sasaki

Doctor Amaki

Isao Tamagawa

Police

Hatsuo Yamaya

Rubi Enoshima

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3.6

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6.6

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7.5

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6.6

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6.1

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7.4

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6.3

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7.2

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6.6

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7.0

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