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Blue Lake Girl
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Blue Lake Girl

1986-11-04 · 90 min · ★ 6.5

Romance · Horror · Fantasy · Mystery · Drama · TV Movie

Nagare, a painter who wanted to commit a lover’s suicide with Mizue, the wife of his friend and patron Takigawa. Growing afraid at the last moment, he doesn’t go through with it – but Mizue sinks to the bottom of Blue Lake. Some time later, Nagare follows an invitation by Takigawa, who claims to have forgiven everything. To Nagare’s shock, Takigawa’s new wife, Ameko, looks exactly like Mizue. While staying as Takigawa’s guest, Nagare becomes haunted by Mizue’s ghost, who wants to be reunited with him at the bottom of Blue Lake.

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Directors
Akio Jissoji
Production companies
Nippon Television Network Corporation, Kodai Group
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yōko YamamotoYōko YamamotoAmeko Takigawa / Mizue Takigawa
Jin NakayamaJin NakayamaKanji Takigawa
Masami HoriuchiMasami HoriuchiOkita
Chisako HaraChisako HaraFusae Sawa
Izumi ShimaIzumi Shima
Mikio Ozawa
Kiriko ShimizuKiriko Shimizu
Minori TeradaMinori Terada
Yasumi HaraYasumi HaraJunzo Takigawa
Ryo TamuraRyo Tamura

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