Rough Magic

Sep 7, 1995

1h 40m

★ 5.5

In the world of magic, the hand is quicker than the eye and love is the wild card.

Overview

In the 1950s, a pretty magician's apprentice travels to Mexico to escape her boyfriend, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who will teach her the ancient principles of magic.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Fantasy

Production Companies

UGC

Recorded Picture Company

Rough Magic Trailers

Cast

Myra Shumway

Bridget Fonda

Alex Ross

Russell Crowe

Doc Ansell

Jim Broadbent

Cliff Wyatt

D.W. Moffett

Magician

Kenneth Mars

Diego

Paul Rodríguez

Powerbroker

Michael Ensign

Tough

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Marvin Wiggins

Richard Schiff

Clayton

Andy Romano

Saeko, who had seen off her husband Tokio on a business trip to Seoul, happened to be reunited with Yoshito, her boyfriend from her school days, and was invited to embrace him at a hotel. After Saeko fell in love with her righteous man, she slept with many men to forget her pain. Saeko, who was embraced by her righteous man for the first time in a long time, was approached by a man in the downtown area at night. Goro Takashima was one of the people she had a crush on during her student days. Goro was working overseas with his wife, Makiko, but had returned to Japan due to business matters. Goro persistently seduced Saeko. Saeko apologizes to Tokio in her heart and ends up being held in his arms. In fact, her wife Makiko is also the mistress of Goro's boss, Masao Yuki, and they have had physical relations many times...

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