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Director Daisuke Goto, the master of the cinematic Pink Eiga, is back with this retelling of the classic film noir, The Postman Always Rings Twice. A married wo

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Keiko Tsushima (津島 恵子, 7 February 1926 – 1 August 2012) was a Japanese actress. Born Naoko Mori (森 直子), she worked under the stage name Keiko Tsushima throughou

Kirin Kiki was a Japanese actress known for her work in Japanese cinema and television. Born on January 15, 1943, in Tokyo, Japan, she was active in the enterta

Hiroyuki Kawasaki is a Japanese director, actor, stage director, screenwriter, and producer born on June 26, 1962, in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture. He is a

Hajime Tsuburaya was a Japanese film and television director, producer, and cinematographer. Known primarily for his work in directing, he accumulated twenty-fo

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Haruo Tanaka ( March 25 , 1912 – February 21, 1992 ) was a Japanese film actor noted for his supporting roles in a career that spanned seven decades. After the

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