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Tokyo Elegy

Tokyo Elegy

Seven Days in the Snake Pit

19992.71h 25mNR

Overview

Fugitive Jack is doing everything in his power to evade both the police and gangsters. Assuming he’s in the clear, he moves in with Keiko, a pornstar whose early life in an abusive family still haunts her.

Directed by Aryan Kaganof
Written by Aryan Kaganof
Produced by Akihiro Suzuki
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Top Cast

Thom Hoffman

Thom Hoffman

Jack

Mai Hoshino

Mai Hoshino

Keiko

Kiyomi Itō

Kiyomi Itō

Reiko

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Yakuza boss

K

Kozo Matsumoto

Psychiatrist

Hisayasu Satō

Hisayasu Satō

Detective

Y

Yuuji Kitano

Pornographer

H

Hori-Nue

Tattoo master

Tōru Kamei

Tōru Kamei

Pizza delivery

M

Mai Itô

Candle artist

About Tokyo Elegy

Tokyo Elegy is a drama, thriller, romance, crime film released in 1999. Directed by Aryan Kaganof, it stars Thom Hoffman, Mai Hoshino, Kiyomi Itō. Fugitive Jack is doing everything in his power to evade both the police and gangsters. Assuming he’s in the clear, he moves in with Keiko, a pornstar whose early life in an abusive family still haunts her.

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