An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women

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An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women

2009

1h 45m

3.5(1 votes)

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Drama

Overview

This is an omnibus of six short films by six different directors, whose lead characters are unconventional women. They are "Hijoshi," females who live true to themselves and their desires.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Rika Adachi

Tamae

Jiji Bû

Tanaka

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Egawa

Yutaka Izumihara

Shimizu

Kazushige Komatsu

Nomura

Kyoko Ochiai

Chiyo

Riku Ohtomo

Adam

Jiro Sato

Matsushita

Kotaro Tanaka

Keigo

Miyuki Torii

Eve

Creative team

Directed by: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Koji Kawano
Written by: Takashi Shimizu
Junko Emoto
Produced by: Kazuo Maeda

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