Inn of the Floating Weeds

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Inn of the Floating Weeds

1957

1h 14m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Crime

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Young gangster wannabe is framed for a murder and sent to prison.

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13 members

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春日八郎

Haruo

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木室郁子

Yuri

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二谷英明

Shunji

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安部徹

Murayama

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宮崎準

Tone

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小沢昭一

Taki

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山岡久乃

Mio / Kozue

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Harold Conway

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花村典克

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高品格

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Masuyo Suzumura

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久場礼子

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Kenji Miyagi

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