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After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.
Her Brother
Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between a sister and brother.
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岸恵子 Gen
川口浩 Hekiro
田中絹代 Mother
森雅之 Father
岸田今日子 Mrs. Tanuma
仲谷昇 Patrolman Rokoru Shimizu
江波杏子 Nurse Miyata
浜村純 Doctor
星ひかる Owner of Hiring Horse
穂高 のり子 Nurse
Tatsuo Ito Kōichi Itō Yūji Moriya 夏木章 Cop
Masatoki Sasaki 飛田喜佐夫 Tetsuya Watanabe Akira Yokoyama Kazutoyo Shinozaki
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