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Writhing Tongue
Writhing Tongue

Writhing Tongue

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Masako, a five-year-old girl living, gets a scratch on her finger. After that, she suffered horrible spasms. The doctor checks on her and arrives at the conclusion that she has tetanus. Her parents have to bear the sufferings of their child. The once peaceful family has changed completely.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

22 November 1980

Country

Japan

Cast

Mayuko Wakamori

Mayuko Wakamori

Masako Miyoshi

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Akira Miyoshi

Yukiyo Toake

Yukiyo Toake

Kunie Miyoshi

Ryoko Nakano

Ryoko Nakano

Dr. Nose

Jūkichi Uno

Jūkichi Uno

Doctor

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Akira's mother

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Yamagishi

Sanae Nakahara

Sanae Nakahara

Sadae

Sen Yano

Sen Yano

Private Hospital Doctor

Yasukiyo Umeno

Yasukiyo Umeno

Akira's Older Brother

Tomoe Hiiro

Tomoe Hiiro

Yamagishi's Wife

Ken'ichi Katô

Ken'ichi Katô

Kōichi Koshimura

Kōichi Koshimura

Hisayuki Nakajima

Hisayuki Nakajima

Toshitomo Miura

Toshitomo Miura

Masahiko Koreeda

Masahiko Koreeda

Mitsukuni Yamanashi

Mitsukuni Yamanashi

Tamio Ishikura

Tamio Ishikura

Dai Sasahara

Dai Sasahara

Yasuko Beppu

Yasuko Beppu

Mariko Nishina

Mariko Nishina

Kyoko Hiro

Kyoko Hiro

Mari Hirano

Mari Hirano

Yuko Sakurai

Yuko Sakurai

Machiko Hara

Machiko Hara

Tokuko Saito

Tokuko Saito

Kumiko Taniguchi

Kumiko Taniguchi

Satoko Nomiyama

Satoko Nomiyama

Yumiko Sato

Yumiko Sato

Eiko Sakai

Eiko Sakai

Narumi Tokura

Narumi Tokura

Yumiko Sumiyoshi

Yumiko Sumiyoshi

Misako Okada

Misako Okada

Yuki Yukie

Yuki Yukie

Tomomi Otake

Tomomi Otake

Yukari Ichijuji

Yukari Ichijuji

Noriyo Murakami

Noriyo Murakami

Haruko Chichibu

Haruko Chichibu

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Keiji Tsuchikawa

Keiji Tsuchikawa

Kenji Sonoda

Kenji Sonoda

Noriyuki Watanabe

Noriyuki Watanabe

Jun Kashima

Jun Kashima

Hideaki Komori

Hideaki Komori

Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Yasushi Shinohara

Yasushi Shinohara

Yukie Yamamoto

Yukie Yamamoto

Taku Kido

Taku Kido

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