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Painful Bliss: Final Twist
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Painful Bliss: Final Twist

1977-02-01 · 73 min · ★ 5.5

Drama · Comedy

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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Production details

Directors
Tatsumi Kumashiro
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Osamu TsuruokaToshio Kitayama
Seiji EndōRyuji Kawasaki
Gō AwazuGō AwazuMaruyama
Naomi TaniNaomi TaniAkemi
Jun AkiFusae
Hiroshi ChōKitayama (Toshio's father)
Shûji KagawaShûji KagawaDetective
Ichiro KijimaIchiro KijimaToda
Reika MakiMidori
Erina MiyaiErina MiyaiKumiko Hasegawa
Ken MizoguchiGang boss
Tessen NakahiraGang boss
Toshihiko OdaToshihiko OdaYamada
Saburō ShōjiSaburō ShōjiYakuza client
Kōji YashiroKōji YashiroMiddle-aged man
Ken TogohSnack bar mama
Kyoichi MizukiBoy in cabarat
Mami YukiMami YukiYoshiko
Shinsaku HimedaGang member released from prison

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