The Valley Between Love and Death

Sep 21, 1954

1h 34m

★ 0.0

Overview

A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to be driven to despair.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast

Aiko Takeuchi

Keiko Tsushima

Kiyoshi Kazami

Hiroshi Akutagawa

Momoyo Imai

Nobuko Otowa

Sutematsu Osawa

Jūkichi Uno

Dr. Matsumura

Yūnosuke Itō

Eiko Mochizuki

Sanae Takasugi

Kanji Sakata

Isao Kimura

Bokuzen Hidari

Isao Yamagata

Tetsu Ishida

Tanie Kitabayashi

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