Yuji, a budding writer, meets and starts falling in love with his best friend’s girlfriend, Natsuko. The attraction is mutual but due to the circumstances, they try to not act on their attraction. However, as time goes by, they realise that, perhaps, they cannot be without each other. Will the forbidden love affair move forward and can they finally be with each other?
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Cast
11 people
Komaki Kurihara
Natsuko Nakada
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Air Crew
Katsutoshi Atarashi
Yuji Omiya
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Tadashi Yokouchi
Susumu Nojima
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Chieko Higashiyama
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Tokyo Story
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Masao Mishima
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Harakiri
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Akiko Nomura
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Toshie Kimura
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Godzilla vs. Hedorah
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Shinobu Tsuruta
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Sachiko Shigyo
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Junzaburō Ban
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Shinsuke Ashida
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Noboru Nakamura Director · Taichi Yamada Screenplay Saneatsu Mushanokoji Story
First release June 5, 1971 · Produced in Japan · Original title 愛と死
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
愛と死
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 5, 1971
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No release date listed for United States.
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