09 April 1988 Drama, Crime 119 mins
Prostitutes in burnt out Tokyo ghetto of post-WWII Japan peddle their flesh and save one-third of their money for a proposed dancehall to be named Paradise. The hookers live in a bombed-out building, but they accept the precarious situation with typical resolve.
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Rino Katase as Kanto Komasa
Yûko Natori as Rakucho no Osumi
Jinpachi Nezu as Yoshio Hakamada
Miyuki Kanō as Borneo Maya
Kazuyo Matsui as Blood Sakura Ogin
Senri Yamazaki as Fuuten no Roku
Tsunehiko Watase as Shintaro Ibuki
Shinsuke Ashida as Tattoo artist
Naomi Hase as Mino Inui
Yoshimi Ashikawa as Mitsuyo Honjo
Chie Matsuoka as Baby
Mineko Nishikawa as Machiko Kikuma
Mach Fumiake as Big Mama Okyo
Akira Shioji as Aoki
Masaru Shiga as Osako
Ken Mitsuishi as Sub
Hideo Gosha Director
Kazuo Kasahara Writer
Taijirō Tamura Novel
Shigeru Okada Producer
Isamu Ichida Editor
Fujio Morita Director of Photography
Moshifumi Izumimori Original Music Composer
Fujio Morita Cinematography
Yoshiaki Masuda Lighting Camera
Yoshinobu Nishioka Art Direction
Nikutai no mon Trailer
Carmen 1945 Trailer
Japan 09 April 1988
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05 June 1988
A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers.
04 November 1988
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
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In Spain during the civil war. The American journalists Erin Wright and Robert Minelli enjoy their lives in bars.
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A veteran vice cop has a hard time dealing with her partner's suicide.
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