Movie: Scent of a Spell

Top 10 Billed Cast

Yuki Kazamatsuri
風祭ゆき

Miyoe

Mari Amachi
天地真理

Akiko Takimura

Johnny Ohkura
ジョニー大倉

Tetsuro Esaka

Chōei Takahashi
高橋長英

Yutaka Takimura

Haruko Wanibuchi
鰐淵晴子

Asako Yano

Yoshirō Aoki
青木義朗

Akira Ota

Daisuke Iijima
飯島大介

TV Crew

Shinobu Tsuruta
鶴田忍

Cab Driver

Yousuke Saito
斉藤洋介

Yoichi Kuwano

Sachiko Itô
Sachiko Itô

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    A young man returns home from the bar only to find a woman who was about to kill herself. Taking her home and protecting her, he learns that she’s escaped from a violent husband. but there’s more to her story than she's willing to tell at first.

  • Release Date

    1985-12-27

  • Average

    6.1

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    日本語
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