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A Tale of Happiness(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-03-19
42%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 29m
Overview:
A department manager at his company, buys a one-room apartment to have some space to himself. He signs an agreement with a young woman and has an affair with her once a week at the apartment.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: A Tale of Happiness
Top 6 Billed Cast
川上麻衣子
Chako
寺田農
Yusuke Mikuni
麻生かおり
Yasuko
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A department manager at his company, buys a one-room apartment to have some space to himself. He signs an agreement with a young woman and has an affair with her once a week at the apartment.
Release Date
1988-03-19
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4.2
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