Movie: The Worship of the Flesh

Top 10 Billed Cast

Masaya Takahashi
高橋昌也

Takejirô

Takako Uchida
内田高子

Okin

Mitsuko Aoi
葵三津子

Ogin

Nobuo Kaneko
金子信雄

Denbei

Yōichirō Mikawa
美川陽一郎

Ukichi

Yumi Kanai
Yumi Kanai

Okei

Noriko Chizuki
Noriko Chizuki

Oume

Nami Katsura
桂奈美

Omitsu

Regal Tensai
Regal Tensai

Gosaku

Regal Shuusai
Regal Shuusai

Rokusuke

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  • Overview

    A major pink film set in the early Meiji era, depicting the lives of a yakuza who tries to make a fortune by starting a new religious movement, and the women who flock to him, all portrayed with an unusual atmosphere and erotic scenes.

  • Release Date

    1968-07-10

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語

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