The Strange Pair
7.1
An unreliable narrator recounts the love story of a loan shark, his wife, and their recently released from jail childhood friend.
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Cast
21 people
Riki Takeuchi
Known for
Detroit Metal City
Dead or Alive
Tomokazu Miura
Known for
Arrietty
Perfect Days
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Also in
House
The Girl in the Picture
Kyōko Ōbayashi
Also in
House
Confession
Kei Sadayasu
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Known for
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Shuzou Yamasaki
Kaho Minami
Known for
Pachinko
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Aiko Shouriki
Also in
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Wataru Kenmotsu
Toru Minegishi
Known for
Departures
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Nobuhiko Obayashi Director · Wataru Kenmotsu Screenplay Kazuo Satsuya Screenplay
First release March 29, 1988 · Produced in Japan · Original title 日本殉情伝 おかしなふたり ものくるほしきひとびとの群
Production
Filmlink International
Production
Japan
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Original title
日本殉情伝 おかしなふたり ものくるほしきひとびとの群
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 29, 1988
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No release date listed for United States.
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