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The Valley Between Love and Death
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The Valley Between Love and Death

1954-09-21 · 117 min · ★ 8.0

Drama

A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to be driven to despair.

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Directors
Heinosuke Gosho
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Keiko TsushimaKeiko TsushimaAiko Takeuchi
Hiroshi AkutagawaHiroshi AkutagawaKiyoshi Kazami
Nobuko OtowaNobuko OtowaMomoyo Imai
Jūkichi UnoJūkichi UnoSutematsu Osawa
Yūnosuke ItōYūnosuke ItōDr. Matsumura
Sanae TakasugiSanae TakasugiEiko Mochizuki
Isao KimuraIsao KimuraKanji Sakata
Bokuzen HidariBokuzen Hidari
Isao YamagataIsao Yamagata
Tanie KitabayashiTanie KitabayashiTetsu Ishida
Sadako SawamuraSadako Sawamura
Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama
Kyōko AnzaiKyōko Anzai
Chōko IidaChōko Iida
Fudeko TanakaFudeko Tanaka
Jun TataraJun Tatara
Zeko NakamuraZeko Nakamura
Mitsuko YoshikawaMitsuko Yoshikawa
Hatsuko Wakahara
Yoshio InabaYoshio Inaba

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