Secret Chronicle: She Beast Market

Sep 11, 1974

1h 23m

★ 6.6

Overview

A strong-willed young prostitute, her developmentally challenged brother, and her aging prostitute mother attempt to survive in 1970s Osaka.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast

Tome Marunishi

Meika Seri

Fumie Hirabayashi

Junko Miyashita

Yone Marunishi

Genshū Hanayagi

Jitsuo Marunishi

Shirō Yumemura

Yuri

Moeko Ezawa

Atsushi Saito

Sakumi Hagiwara

Asami

Akira Takahashi

Customer

Hyōe Enoki

Ginji Hori

Ikunosuke Koizumi

Customer

Nagatoshi Sakamoto

Customer

Kenji Shimamura

Customer

Kunio Shimizu

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