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Unlucky Woman's Blues

Unlucky Woman's Blues

Genres

Drama

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The lives and loves of several people all intersect in the Golden Gai, a labyrinth of alleys and bars located in central Tokyo.

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

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Rating

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Release Date

26 July 2014

Country

Japan

Cast

Syoko Kudo

Syoko Kudo

Toko

Kyoko Hayami

Kyoko Hayami

Kasumi

Takeshi Itō

Takeshi Itō

Yuya Ishikawa

Yuya Ishikawa

Kanae Mizuhara

Kanae Mizuhara

Kyoko Nakamura

Kyoko Nakamura

Yûya Takayama

Yûya Takayama

Bunmei Tobayama

Bunmei Tobayama

Mutsuo Yoshioka

Mutsuo Yoshioka

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