The White Orchid

1951•1h 43m

Drama

A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo

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Production

Daiichi Kyodan

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Michiyo Kogure

Bokuzen Hidari

Ryō Ikebe

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Takashi Itô

Seizaburō Kawazu

Yoshio Kosugi

Yūko Mochizuki

Fumiko Okamura

Sadako Sawamura

Noriko Sengoku

Gen Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Hiroshi Shiomi

Ichirō Sugai

Taiji Tonoyama

Michiko Tsuyama

So Yamamura

Kan Yanagiya

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