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Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

09 February 1991

Country

Japan

Cast

Kanako Higuchi

Kanako Higuchi

Rin Jyoshima

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tsunejiro Murai

Keiko Oginome

Keiko Oginome

Koyoshi

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Ichitaro Kosugi

Rino Katase

Rino Katase

Chiyoharu

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Yasugoro

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Ryukichi Ineda

Hakuryu

Hakuryu

Iwazo Otaki

Hitomi Shimizu

Hitomi Shimizu

Kimiyu

Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Take

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Yoshi

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Denkichi Tsuzaki

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Masakichi Ono

Kaku Takashina

Kaku Takashina

Takeshu

Yasushi Higuchi

Yasushi Higuchi

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Shinkichi, Hashiba

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Kosugi

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Yoneyama

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Tadao Kiyono

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Police

Chōei Takahashi

Chōei Takahashi

Shiroshima

Ryuji Sawa

Ryuji Sawa

Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Kogan Ashiya

Kogan Ashiya

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