

Nô
1998-05-26 · 85 min · ★ 7.2
A Canadian actress phones her boyfriend from 1970s Japan to find him immersed in politics and terrorism.
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- Directors
- Robert Lepage
- Production companies
- In Extremis Images
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,000,000
Top Cast
Anne-Marie CadieuxSophie Maltais
Marie GignacPatricia Hébert
Richard FréchetteWalter
Alexis MartinMichel
Éric BernierFrançois-Xavier
Marie BrassardHanako
Patrice GodinRené
Jean Antoine CharestClaude
Jules PhilipPolicier no 1
Tony ContePolicier no 2
Normand BissonnetteBuchanen
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