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A Woman in the Typhoon Area
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A Woman in the Typhoon Area

1948-09-18 · 68 min · ★ 7.3

Crime · Drama

Four unlucky pirates head to a weather tracking station set on a remote island with the intention of holding the weather trackers as hostages and assaulting their next incoming supply ship; but at the station they are told that a serious typhoon is on the way, so the ship will be delayed.

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Directors
Hideo Ōba
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Setsuko HaraSetsuko HaraKuriko Sato
Jun UsamiJun UsamiAmano
So YamamuraSo YamamuraKijima
Eijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoYoshii
Isamu YamaguchiIsamu YamaguchiKataoka
Takashi KandaTakashi KandaSuzuki
Fuyuki MurakamiFuyuki MurakamiTakeda
Kamon KawamuraMaki
Keijirō MorozumiKeijirō MorozumiNoguchi
Ikuo KogisoYamane

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