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入川保則 Shizuo Matsutani
岡田茉莉子 Shizuka Matsutani
浅丘ルリ子 Yumiko Hashimoto
山形勲 Denzo Hashimoto
弓恵子 Geisha
桑山正一 Yamazaki
岸田森 Takao Matsutani
Takao Nakamura Murata
益田愛子 Mitsue Hashimoto
Kimiko Kayo Misako Yamatani
Kaoru Mimura Kyōko Shimojima
田中筆子 Old Woman
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