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Bitter End of a Sweet Night
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Bitter End of a Sweet Night

1961-02-14 · 85 min · ★ 6.0

Drama

An opportunistic department store clerk gets involved with three women and attempts to manipulate them so he can move up the social ladder.

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Directors
Yoshishige Yoshida
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Michiko SagaMichiko SagaSoko Mishima
Masahiko TsugawaMasahiko TsugawaJiro Tezuka
Hiroko SugitaMasae Oka
Teruyo YamagamiHarumi Nishimoto
Reiko Hitomi
Osamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaHondo
Takamaru SasakiTakamaru Sasaki
Sumiko HidakaSumiko Hidaka
Hideo Kidokoro
Jun HamamuraJun Hamamura
Kei SatōKei Satō

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