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Tezuka's Barbara

Tezuka's Barbara

Macoto Tezuka brings Osamu Tezuka's erotic manga to life through the lens of Christopher Doyle.

2020•1h 40m•5.5/10
MysteryFantasy

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5.5/10(30)

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".

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Production

Third Window Films, Rapid Eye Movies, Barbara Film Committee, Diversity Media, Neontetra, Tezuka Productions, The Post Republic, THEFOOL

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Goro Inagaki

Goro Inagaki

Yosuke Mikura

Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Barbara

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Hiroyuki Yotsuya

Shizuka Ishibashi

Shizuka Ishibashi

Kanako Kai

Minami

Minami

Shigako Satomi

Moemi Katayama

Moemi Katayama

Maname Sugata

Eri Watanabe

Eri Watanabe

Mnemosyne

Ryosuke Otani

Ryosuke Otani

Gonpachiro Satomi

Issay

Issay

Kazunari Shitou

Gabriel Kei

Club pimp

Masaki Naito

Masaki Naito

Driver

Kozo Sato

Kozo Sato

Yoshiyuki Matsuyama

Junji Nakano

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