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Dead End

Dead End

In the dead end of their youth, they indulge in love and desire--- for them, it is not a graveyard.

19784.21h 14m

Overview

A man and woman meet when he pulls her out of an icy fountain that she has just jumped into. But their developing romance is marred by bad friends, money troubles and illegal sex work.

Directed by Masaru Konuma
Written by Masayasu Ōebara
Produced by Yutaka Okada
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Top Cast

Toshiyuki Kitami

Toshiyuki Kitami

Tôru Kitaoka

Yûko Asuka

Yûko Asuka

Chika Nakamiya

Kei Ogawa

Kei Ogawa

Kyoko Horii

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Tatsuya Hamaguchi

Kimio Fukunaga

Ryoichi Kusanagi

Ryoichi Kusanagi

Miyakawa

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Akira Nakagawa

Yamashita

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Ikunosuke Koizumi

Storekeeper

Toshihiko Oda

Toshihiko Oda

Hiroshi Hirata

Akira Takahashi

Akira Takahashi

Akira Morota

Kōji Yashiro

Kōji Yashiro

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Themes & Keywords

softcorepink film

About Dead End

Dead End is a drama, crime film released in 1978 exploring themes of softcore, pink film. Directed by Masaru Konuma, it stars Toshiyuki Kitami, Yûko Asuka, Kei Ogawa. A man and woman meet when he pulls her out of an icy fountain that she has just jumped into. But their developing romance is marred by bad friends, money troubles and illegal sex work.

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