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Strong Women, Weak Men
Strong Women, Weak Men

Strong Women, Weak Men

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ComedyDrama

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After the closure of a coal mine leaves her husband unemployed, Fumiko travels from Kyushu to Kyoto with her daughter Kimiko, and they become hostesses at a cabaret.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

30 June 1968

Country

Japan

Cast

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Fumiko

Eiko Yamagishi

Eiko Yamagishi

Kimiko

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Zenzo

Hideo Kanze

Hideo Kanze

Gonbee

Daigo Kusano

Daigo Kusano

Kawahara

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Omitsu

Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

Kumagai

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Chief

Kozo Yamamura

Kozo Yamamura

Masaru Miyata

Masaru Miyata

Kikue Mōri

Kikue Mōri

Chūzaburō Wakamiya

Chūzaburō Wakamiya

Yoshinobu Ogawa

Yoshinobu Ogawa

Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

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