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The Terrible Game

The Terrible Game

19591h 18m

Overview

Story of rebellious youth follows the 19-year-old son of a Hokkaido farmer who has an affair with the daughter of a wealthy trading company president.

Directed by Jun Fukuda
Written by Yoshiya Soeda, Tadashi Akiyama
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Eizaburo Adachi
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Top Cast

Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Goro Kajimoto

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Tomonori Yabuki

F

Fumie Noguchi

Shizuko Masui

R

Ryoko Koda

Mariko Sai

Akemi Kita

Akemi Kita

Keiko the scumbag

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Uncle Zenkichi

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Aunt Kiyo

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Dr. Yabuki

Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

Yabuki Toyo

K

Koji Kamimura

Yukinori Yabuki

About The Terrible Game

The Terrible Game is a drama, thriller film released in 1959. Directed by Jun Fukuda, it stars Yōsuke Natsuki, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Fumie Noguchi. Story of rebellious youth follows the 19-year-old son of a Hokkaido farmer who has an affair with the daughter of a wealthy trading company president.

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