Preparation for the Festival(1975)
Tateo, young and neurotic, wishes to leave the village his mother has raised him in.
Movie: Preparation for the Festival
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Tateo Oki
Ryoko Kamioka
Miyoko Nakajima
Tokiyo Oki
Shigeyoshi Oki
Shinkin bank manager
Sakae Hattori
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