Cape of the North

Cape of the North

Cape of the North

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Cape of the North

1976

1h 53m

9.0(1 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A Swiss nun falls in love with a Japanese engineer.

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Production Companies

TOHO

Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Claude Jade

Marie-Thérèse

Claude Jade

Acting

加藤剛

Mitsuo

加藤剛

Acting

田中絹代

Old Nun

田中絹代

Acting

小川知子

Naoko

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Acting

Denise Péron

Sister Simone

Denise Péron

Acting

Françoise Guernier

Sister Andree

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Acting

Wataru Kobayashi

Former mine worker

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Acting

Kayoko Onishi

Unknown Role

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Martine Mathias

Marie-Therese's Mother

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Mini Sakuya

Nun in East Pakistan

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Acting

Kumi Soyama

Nun in Wakkanai

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Geruni Furansowazu

Unknown Role

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Acting

岩崎加根子

Narrator

岩崎加根子

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