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The Red Light Military Base
Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.
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Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Takeshi Kimura, Senkichi Taniguchi
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:TOHO
Cast
Senkichi Taniguchi
Director
Rentaro Mikuni
Koichi Kawanabe
Akemi Negishi
Yukiko
Keiju Kobayashi
School Teacher Uenishi
Chieko Nakakita
Harue
Nobuo Kaneko
Sugio Kawanabe
Yoshiko Hirose
Tokiko Kawanabe
Kyoko Aoyama
Fumiko Kawanabe
Takashi Ito
Toshio Kawanabe
Yuriko Hanabusa
Otoku Kawanabe
Kokuten Kōdō
Jusaku Kawanabe
Hisao Toake
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