
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
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Koishima

越前竹人形
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Based on a novel by Tsutomu Mizukami, this haunting melodrama focuses on a young bamboo worker who takes his father's prostitute as his wife.
Release Date
1963-10-05
Average
7.6
Rating:
3.8 startsTagline
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