13 Aug 1982
The World According to Garp
A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
Beautiful Wrestler: Down for the Count
Two good friends entering different women's colleges, joining the wrestling club, and fighting as rivals.
Top Billed Cast
山本奈津子 Megu Shinohara
渡辺良子 Aya Matsumori
志水季里子 Mami Shinohara
井上麻衣 Mayumi Hori
一条さゆり Akiko Yamakura
Makoto Yoshino Junko Tateno
小田かおる Shinobu Yokoyama
石井里花 Kaori Ichinose
Miyuki Amano Kyôko Shiraki
Michiru Beppu Yoshiko Kawamoto
深見亮介 Ukai
小見山玉樹 Nakatsu
Sakae Matsuzawa Naomi Yamashita
Chino Sato Saeko Ikeshita
Katsumi Sawada Kazuo Mashiro
Sanae Takada Norie Toriyama
Hiroshi Takayama Morishita
Tomoyuki Taura Ryûma Yamada
Hitomi Yuri Sumire Kôzuki
Yasuharu Ôkubo Kurauchi
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