Island Girl

Island Girl

1933•1h 2m

Drama

Japanese silent film.

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Production

Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Yukichi Iwata

Yukichi Iwata

Ryoichi Takeuchi

Ryoichi Takeuchi

Ureo Egawa

Ureo Egawa

Kinuko Wakamizu

Kinuko Wakamizu

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Utako Suzuki

Utako Suzuki

Reikichi Kawamura

Reikichi Kawamura

Kenichi Miyajima

Kenichi Miyajima

Ryōtarō Mizushima

Ryōtarō Mizushima

Eiko Takamatsu

Shizue Hyōdō

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