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Boy

Boy

1969•1h 38m•7.2/10
CrimeDrama

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7.2/10(55)

A family of four lives off of scams in which they pretend to be injured by automobiles.

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Production

Sozosha, Art Theatre Guild

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Father

Akiko Koyama

Akiko Koyama

Stepmother

Tetsuo Abe

Tetsuo Abe

Boy

Takeshi Kinoshota

Younger Brother

Yun Yun-Do

Yun Yun-Do

Victim (uncredited)

LoLo Cannon

(uncredited)

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