
A Tale of Young Elopement
1987-02-07 · 96 min · ★ 9.0
A 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting with a more successful man.
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- Directors
- Shingo Matsubara
- Production companies
- Shochiku
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Shinobu OtakeSetsuko
Ken TanakaSaotome
Naoki SugiuraKazuo Kitashiro
Morio KazamaYasuo
Kyôko KishidaNobuko Kitashiro
Akira EmotoMatsuda
Eri WatanabeTakeko
Toshiyuki NagashimaYoshirou
Toshiya SakaiChef
Akira NagoyaRyuukichi
Utae ShōjiRyokan Proprietress (Okami)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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