W's Tragedy

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru
薬師丸ひろ子

Shizuka Mita

Masanori Sera
世良公則

Akio Moriguchi

Yukio Ninagawa
蜷川幸雄

Abe

Kōji Shimizu
清水綋治

Hideo Minerta

Minoru Uchida
内田稔

Noboru Nakaya
仲谷昇

Ryozo Dohara

Kōjirō Kusanagi
草薙幸二郎

Yoshikazu Kiuchi

Yoshie Minami
南美江

Cheiko Yasue

Moeko Ezawa
絵沢萠子

Kamatari Fujiwara
藤原釜足

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    A young theatre actress fights for her uncertain career while having to confront the personal sacrifices that will arise from it.

  • Release Date

    1984-12-15

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    7.667

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    3.8 starts
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    日本語
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