
The Washing Machine
1999-04-24 · 102 min · ★ 7.0
Kizaki, who moved to Tokyo from the Kansai region to become a manga artist, is assigned to work at a used electrical appliance store where he works part-time as a store keeper and repairman. One day, a woman comes to the store drenched from the rain. She is Setsuko, the only daughter of the store's president and a returnee. Since then, Setsuko often comes to the store. Kizaki becomes concerned about Setsuko, but Setsuko has something to do with Oshi, a senior who used to work at the store...
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- Directors
- Tetsuo Shinohara
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- Japan
- Status
- Released
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Michitaka TsutsuiToshiro Kizaki
Yasuko TomitaSetsuko Katagiri
Kaoru KobayashiTaiji Ogami
Isao HashimotoTakashi Katagiri
Wakaba IrieChieko Katagiri
Kaya HirasawaWife about to be divorced
Toshie Negishi
Kin Sugai
Shingo Tsurumi
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