01 Jan 2015
Dark Romance
A mysterious man with a cup full of money stands in a dark alley. After a woman throws money into the cup, the two kiss. The woman has thus been cursed.
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Kitsuemon Arashi 嵐璃徳 Shôzô Arashi Okuzan Asao Hôshô Bandô Kônosuke Ichikawa Takeryoku Iwai Enshô Jitsukawa Shimanosuke Nakajima Kangyô Nakamura Hashimatsu Onoe Matsujirô Onoe
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