
Intentions of Murder(1964)
The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.


This is a story of love between a society girl and a yakuza boy. Mami lives an ordinary life in Tokyo, being with her friends and studying. Her biggest interest is ladies hats. She is rather well off, as her father is the ambassador of Japan in Spain. One day when she is out driving, she is attacked by a group of yakuza, but is saved by the honorable yakuza Jiro. This will change her life forever.

Momoe Yamaguchi
Mami Hanashima

Tomokazu Miura
Jiro Takashima

Ichirō Arishima
Dr. Iizuka

Chisako Hara

Renji Ishibashi

Jun Izumi

Haruko Katō

Mako Midori

Eiko Nagashima

Kō Nishimura
Love in the Mud is a drama film released in 1977. Directed by Sōkichi Tomimoto, it stars Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Ichirō Arishima. This is a story of love between a society girl and a yakuza boy. Mami lives an ordinary life in Tokyo, being with her friends and studying. Her biggest interest is ladies hats. She is rather well off, as her father is the ambassador of Japan in Spain. One day when she is out driving, she is attacked by a group of yakuza, but is saved by the honorable yakuza Jiro. This will change her life forever.
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