The Tragedy of "W"

Nan
1h 48m
1984
7.6 /10 (23)

Overview

A young theatre actress fights for her uncertain career while having to confront the personal sacrifices that will arise from it.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1984-12-15

Top Billed Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Shizuka Mita

Masanori Sera

Akio Moriguchi

Yukio Ninagawa

Abe

Kōji Shimizu

Hideo Minerta

Minoru Uchida

Noboru Nakaya

Ryozo Dohara

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Yoshikazu Kiuchi

Yoshie Minami

Cheiko Yasue

Moeko Ezawa

Kamatari Fujiwara

Yuriko Kono

Miho Takagi

Kaori Kikuchi

Akiko Shikata

Kimiko Miyashita

Morihiko Saito

Michio Hino

Ken Nishida

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