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Heat Wave

1991-02-09 · 106 min · ★ 5.9

Drama · Crime

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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Directors
Hideo Gosha
Production companies
Bandai Visual, Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kanako HiguchiKanako HiguchiRin Jyoshima
Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiTsunejiro Murai
Keiko OginomeKeiko OginomeKoyoshi
Masahiro MotokiMasahiro MotokiIchitaro Kosugi
Rino KataseRino KataseChiyoharu
Naoto TakenakaNaoto TakenakaYasugoro
Takuzō KawataniTakuzō KawataniRyukichi Ineda
HakuryuHakuryuIwazo Otaki
Hitomi ShimizuKimiyu
Tsuyoshi UjikiTsuyoshi UjikiTake
Shima IwashitaShima IwashitaYoshi
Tetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaDenkichi Tsuzaki
Eiji OkadaEiji OkadaMasakichi Ono
Kaku TakashinaKaku TakashinaTakeshu
Yasushi Higuchi
Tamio KawachiTamio KawachiShinkichi, Hashiba
Kazuo KitamuraKazuo KitamuraKosugi
Shigeru KōyamaShigeru KōyamaYoneyama
Isao NatsuyagiIsao NatsuyagiTadao Kiyono
Ken OgataKen OgataPolice

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