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Rafureshia(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-01-06
61%
13 Votes
Time: 1h 3m
The flower of illusion.
Overview:
Fearing dead-end futures, abused schoolgirl Alisa and neglected housewife Harumi plan a new life together, bankrolled by a bag of stolen cash. But with an incestuous father and a jealous mother-in-law in hot pursuit, their journey to the other side of the night becomes longer — and stranger — than they could’ve expected.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Shintoho Pictures
Movie: Rafureshia
Top 10 Billed Cast
吉行由実
Harumi
今泉浩一
Yoshio
伊藤清美
Harumi's mother-in-law Nogie
Takeshi Iguchi
Homeless man
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Overview
Fearing dead-end futures, abused schoolgirl Alisa and neglected housewife Harumi plan a new life together, bankrolled by a bag of stolen cash. But with an incestuous father and a jealous mother-in-law in hot pursuit, their journey to the other side of the night becomes longer — and stranger — than they could’ve expected.
Release Date
1995-01-06
Average
6.077
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
The flower of illusion.
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