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Nobuko Otowa
Shizue Kitami
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Mitsuko Mito
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Kenji Sugawara
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Street of Shame
Yumiko Hasegawa
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Sumiko Hidaka
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Double Suicide
Eitarō Ozawa
Known for
Ugetsu
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Ichirō Sugai
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
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Eitarō Shindō
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Kikue Mōri
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Teruko Kishi
Known for
Stray Dog
The Insect Woman
Tanie Kitabayashi
Known for
My Neighbor Totoro
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Taiji Tonoyama
Known for
Onibaba
In the Realm of the Senses
Kōzaburō Yoshimura Director · Kaneto Shindō Writer Akira Ifukube Composer
First release May 20, 1953 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Film
Production
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Production
Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
慾望
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 20, 1953
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No release date listed for United States.
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