Before Spring(1980)
Out of the blue, a bourgeois family on the Sea of Japan finds an unconscious woman on the beach and decides to let her board.
Movie: Before Spring
Top 8 Billed Cast
Riichiro Ujima
Iyo Ujima
Woman
Kikunaga
Sachiko
Toyo
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Overview
Out of the blue, a bourgeois family on the Sea of Japan finds an unconscious woman on the beach and decides to let her board.
Release Date
1980-09-20
Average
5.2
Rating:
2.6 startsTagline
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Languages:
日本語
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