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As his investments in the stock market fail, a man finds himself in serious debt to a lecherous loan-shark named Uchiyama. The man's wife hires herself to Uchiyama to buy time for the husband to pay off the debt. After Uchiyama uses the wife to provide companionship for his mentally-impaired son, she is hit by a car, and her husband falls into despair and illness. Their daughter works as a nightclub dancer, intending to save the money to help with the debt. After her father's suicide, the girl decides to get revenge.
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As his investments in the stock market fail, a man finds himself in serious debt to a lecherous loan-shark named Uchiyama. The man's wife hires herself to Uchiyama to buy time for the husband to pay off the debt. After Uchiyama uses the wife to provide companionship for his mentally-impaired son, she is hit by a car, and her husband falls into despair and illness. Their daughter works as a nightclub dancer, intending to save the money to help with the debt. After her father's suicide, the girl decides to get revenge.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Yutaka Sō
In Theaters:9/22/2008
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Runtime:77 minutes
Studio:Kokuei Company, Asakura Pro
Cast
Kan Mukai
Director
Miki Hashimoto
Mariko, Kenzo's daughter
Kentaro Taki
Kenzo Sakata, a stock trader
Leo Mizumori
Tamiko, Kenzo's wife
Rika Koyanagi
Machiko, a hostess
Ryûji Shima
Jiro, Mariko's lover
Minoru Sawada
Mariko's manager
Hidesuke Sone
Sawada
Ichirô Yoshioka
Kaneko
Koji Miemachi
Man in sunglasses
Tamotsu Ono
Hiroshi
Mitsugu Fujii
Uchiyama, a loan shark
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