22 Apr 2005
King's Ransom
Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other people interested in his wealth as well.
Strong Women, Weak Men
After the closure of a coal mine leaves her husband unemployed, Fumiko travels from Kyushu to Kyoto with her daughter Kimiko, and they become hostesses at a cabaret.
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Eiko Yamagishi Kimiko
殿山泰司 Zenzo
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浜田寅彦 Kumagai
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Kozo Yamamura Masaru Miyata 毛利菊枝 若宮忠三郎 Yoshinobu Ogawa 
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