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A Slope in the Sun
The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family as tutor of the daughter, Kumiko, while she receives attention from her two older brothers, Yukichi and Shinji. Meanwhile, the exact parentage of Shinji comes to light.
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The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family as tutor of the daughter, Kumiko, while she receives attention from her two older brothers, Yukichi and Shinji. Meanwhile, the exact parentage of Shinji comes to light.
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Genre:Romance, Drama
Written By:Ichirō Ikeda, Tomotaka Tasaka
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Runtime:209 minutes
Studio:Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast
Tomotaka Tasaka
Director
Yūjirō Ishihara
Shinji Tashiro
Mie Kitahara
Takako Kuramoto
Izumi Ashikawa
Kumiko Tashiro
Tamio Kawachi
Tamio Takagi
Yuji Odaka
Yukichi Tashiro
Koreya Senda
Tamakichi Tashiro
Yukiko Todoroki
Midori Tashiro
Hisako Yamane
Tomiko Takagi
Misako Watanabe
Yuriko Kawakami
Shin Morikawa
Seikichi
Shirō Amakusa
Yagoro
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