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An Aria on Gazes
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An Aria on Gazes

1992-09-12 · 65 min · ★ 5.2

Drama · Horror

Housewife Kyoko begins moonlighting at a mysterious sex club as a means of rebelling against her boring salaryman husband Akihito. The Bedroom isn’t like any normal club, though: the female hostesses all take the powerful sedative Halcion to sleep through their encounters with the male clientele.

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Directors
Hisayasu Satō
Production companies
Kokuei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kiyomi ItōKiyomi ItōKyoko Esaka / Maya / Mio
Momori AsanoAi
Kyoko NakamuraKyoko NakamuraKinue Nemoto
Issei SagawaIssei SagawaMr. Takano
Kōichi ImaizumiKōichi ImaizumiVisitor 4
Taketoshi WatariMan dressed as surgeon
Hiromi HiroseVisitor 3
Mineo SugiuraAkio Esaka / Takano
Takeshi ItōTakeshi ItōKei

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