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Whirlpool of Flesh

Whirlpool of Flesh

Genres

Drama

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During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is apparent that their needs are not matched. He would much rather be translating Shakespeare than attending to her, and she has a secret in her past - one that results in her sleeping with a great number of men.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

21 October 1964

Country

Japan

Cast

Noboru Nakaya

Noboru Nakaya

Keikichi Nunami

Kazuko Inano

Kazuko Inano

Sugako Nunami

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Kenichi Sekiguchi

Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

Tomiko Sekiguchi

Kaori Taniguchi

Kaori Taniguchi

Hiroko Shimura

Yūko Kusunoki

Yūko Kusunoki

Kimiko

Shigako Shimegi

Shigako Shimegi

Setsuko Amamiya

Setsuko Amamiya

Mie

Kinshirô Iwao

Kinshirô Iwao

Katase

Keisuke Yukioka

Keisuke Yukioka

Prefectural bureau chief

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Shozo Kageyama

Eiken Shoji

Eiken Shoji

Oikawa

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Segawa

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Kohei Otani

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Matoba

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Tashiro

Ken Mitsuda

Ken Mitsuda

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