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Dansen

Dansen

19831.01h 32m

Overview

Based on crime fiction novel written by Seicho Matsumoto.

Directed by Yōichi Sai
Written by Seicho Matsumoto, Aya Hashimoto
Produced by Hideyuki Makino, Junichi Hanawa, Tadayuki Okubo
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Top Cast

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yūsaku Matsuda

Mitsuo Tajima aka Goro Tomonaga

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Noriko Hamai

R

Rie Kimura

Eiko Takimura

Masato Hoshi

Masato Hoshi

Noboru Mitani

Noboru Mitani

Eiko's father

Soichiro Kitamura

Soichiro Kitamura

Tamiya

Mieko Nishio

Mieko Nishio

Kimiko Kizaki

Mari Henmi

Mari Henmi

Saeko Kuragaki

A

Akiko Taumi

Eiko's Mother

Genji Kawai

Genji Kawai

About Dansen

Dansen is a drama, crime film released in 1983. Directed by Yōichi Sai, it stars Yūsaku Matsuda, Jun Fubuki, Rie Kimura. Based on crime fiction novel written by Seicho Matsumoto.

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