Movie: A Living Puppet

Top 10 Billed Cast

Isamu Kosugi
小杉勇

Daisuke Segi

Takako Irie
入江たか子

Hiroko Kumikawa

Yutaka Mimasu
三桝豊

Shigemoto

Eiji Takagi
高木永二

Aohara

Kōju Murata
Kôju Murata

(as Kôju Murata)

Namiko Tsukiji
築地浪子

Rieko

Yûji Azuma
Yûji Azuma

Heitaro Doi
Heitaro Doi

Takeo Nishizawa
Takeo Nishizawa

Shirō Osaki
Shiro Osaki

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  • Overview

    A man rises in society by cheating, but the institutions in turn take their revenge.

  • Release Date

    1929-04-19

  • Average

    10

  • Rating:

    5.0 starts
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  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語

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