Minazuki

Minazuki

1999•1h 54m•5.6/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.6/10(12)

Akira's wife walks out on him, leaving him to confide in his gangster brother-in-law. Using only a cryptic note as a clue the two brothers go on a road trip to find his wife. After a series of violent encounters with strangers, Akira meets a prostitute. The pair start a relationship. After Akira finds his wife, he questions whether he still wants to be with her.

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Production

Nikkatsu Corporation, Film City

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Eiji Okuda

Eiji Okuda

Norio Suwa

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Akira

Takami Yoshimoto

Takami Yoshimoto

Yumi

Keiko Oginome

Keiko Oginome

Sayoko

Takashi Saito

Ogiwara

Satoshi Shinohara

Takaoka

Yûrei Yanagi

Yûrei Yanagi

Abiko

Yoshimi Tachi

Yoshimi Tachi

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