Movie: The Girl in the Picture

Top 4 Billed Cast

Kyôko Hanyû
Kyôko Hanyû

Takeshi Kodama
Takeshi Kodama

Tadahiko Nakajima
Tadahiko Nakajima

Nobuhiko Obayashi
大林宣彦

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    Obayashi 8mm short about a man who reminisces about a girl in his past (played by Obayashi's soon-to-be wife Kyoko).

  • Release Date

    1958-01-01

  • Average

    5.6

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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