

Heat Wave
1991-02-09 · 106 min · ★ 5.9
Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.
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Production details
- Directors
- Hideo Gosha
- Production companies
- Bandai Visual, Shochiku
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Kanako HiguchiRin Jyoshima
Tatsuya NakadaiTsunejiro Murai
Keiko OginomeKoyoshi
Masahiro MotokiIchitaro Kosugi
Rino KataseChiyoharu
Naoto TakenakaYasugoro
Takuzō KawataniRyukichi Ineda
HakuryuIwazo Otaki
Tsuyoshi UjikiTake
Shima IwashitaYoshi
Tetsuro TambaDenkichi Tsuzaki
Eiji OkadaMasakichi Ono
Kaku TakashinaTakeshu
Tamio KawachiShinkichi, Hashiba
Kazuo KitamuraKosugi
Shigeru KōyamaYoneyama
Isao NatsuyagiTadao Kiyono
Ken OgataPoliceTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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