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Tokyo Skin(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-04-20
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Time: 1h 32m
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Amidst the swirl of Tokyo's seamy nightlife of designer drugs, casual sex, and American slang, Zhou turns 30. It's a spiritual crisis for this Chinese immigrant who quotes Confucius, this Lothario and con artist who fences stolen goods. He falls for Kyōko, a seemingly shy provincial woman looking for the man who jilted her sister.
Languages: Mandarin, English, Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies:
Only Hearts Company
Movie: Tokyo Skin
Top 9 Billed Cast
Xiu Jian
Zhou
Asami Kanai
Tattooed Girl
南加絵
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Amidst the swirl of Tokyo's seamy nightlife of designer drugs, casual sex, and American slang, Zhou turns 30. It's a spiritual crisis for this Chinese immigrant who quotes Confucius, this Lothario and con artist who fences stolen goods. He falls for Kyōko, a seemingly shy provincial woman looking for the man who jilted her sister.
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1996-04-20
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