Love is Lost

Love is Lost

1956•1h 39m•7.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(1)

Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

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Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Sakie / Umeko

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Tamatarō

Jūkichi Uno

Jūkichi Uno

Kiichi

Akitake Kōno

Yoshizo

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Kurimoto

Harue Tone

Harue Tone

Saku

Fukuko Sayo

Fukuko Sayo

Kurimoto's wife

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Nobuyo

Chikako Hosokawa

Madame

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Gensaku

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