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Dead End(1978)
Status: Released
Date: 1978-03-04
50%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 14m
In the dead end of their youth, they indulge in love and desire--- for them, it is not a graveyard.
Overview:
A man and woman meet when he pulls her out of an icy fountain that she has just jumped into. But their developing romance is marred by bad friends, money troubles and illegal sex work.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Dead End
Top 10 Billed Cast
北見敏之
Tôru Kitaoka
飛鳥裕子
Chika Nakamiya
小川恵
Kyoko Horii
草薙良一
Miyakawa
Toshihiko Oda
Hiroshi Hirata
高橋明
Akira Morota
八代康次
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Overview
A man and woman meet when he pulls her out of an icy fountain that she has just jumped into. But their developing romance is marred by bad friends, money troubles and illegal sex work.
Release Date
1978-03-04
Average
5
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
In the dead end of their youth, they indulge in love and desire--- for them, it is not a graveyard.
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