

Painful Bliss: Final Twist
1977-02-01 · 73 min · ★ 5.5
A young executive has a really bad night after an encounter with a crazed bisexual wannabe yakuza and his horny girlfriend.
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- Directors
- Tatsumi Kumashiro
- Production companies
- Nikkatsu Corporation
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Gō AwazuMaruyama
Naomi TaniAkemi
Shûji KagawaDetective
Ichiro KijimaToda
Erina MiyaiKumiko Hasegawa
Toshihiko OdaYamada
Saburō ShōjiYakuza client
Kōji YashiroMiddle-aged man
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