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Play It Cool

Play It Cool

19704.01h 34m

Overview

This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha's pride and she spares nothing to insure that she has a bright future. But the hard-working young woman's dreams of becoming a dressmaker are shattered.... She then becomes a nightclub hostess who plays cards with male patrons using her body as the prize.

Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Written by Yoshihiro Ishimatsu, Masayuki Tōyama, Yasuzō Masumura
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Top Cast

Mari Atsumi

Mari Atsumi

Yumi

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Nozawa

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Kada

Ryoichi Tamagawa

Ryoichi Tamagawa

Yoshimura

Tomo'o Nagai

Tomo'o Nagai

Takasaki

Sanae Nakahara

Sanae Nakahara

Madame

Tomoko Mayama

Tomoko Mayama

Kinuko

Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

Tomi

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Tajima

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Ishikawa

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About Play It Cool

Play It Cool is a action, crime, drama film released in 1970. Directed by Yasuzō Masumura, it stars Mari Atsumi, Yūsuke Kawazu, Kō Nishimura. This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha's pride and she spares nothing to insure that she has a bright future. But the hard-working young woman's dreams of becoming a dressmaker are shattered.... She then becomes a nightclub hostess who plays cards with male patrons using her body as the prize.

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