Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)

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Based on a novel by Tsutomu Mizukami, this haunting melodrama focuses on a young bamboo worker who takes his father's prostitute as his wife.
Release Date
Oct 05, 1963
Runtime
01h 43m
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Based on a novel by Tsutomu Mizukami, this haunting melodrama focuses on a young bamboo worker who takes his father's prostitute as his wife.

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