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The Enchantment
The Enchantment

The Enchantment

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ThrillerMysteryRomanceDrama

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A Tokyo psychiatrist is hoping to better his career by marrying the daughter of a prominent doctor. The match is threatened however when an attractive but very troubled tourist guide comes to him for consultation...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

3.5/10

Release Date

29 October 1989

Country

Japan

Cast

Kumiko Akiyoshi

Kumiko Akiyoshi

Miyako Shinohara

Kiwako Harada

Kiwako Harada

Harumi Yoshii

Tsutomu Isobe

Tsutomu Isobe

Hiraide

Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito

Shinbori

Meika Seri

Meika Seri

Kubo

Tomoko Otakara

Tomoko Otakara

Girl on a bike

Akio Kaneda

Akio Kaneda

Noda

Issei Kai

Issei Kai

Taxi driver

Tarô Suwa

Tarô Suwa

Detective

Hyōe Enoki

Hyōe Enoki

Building security guard

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Tsuburagi

Kaori Oguri

Kaori Oguri

Akito Osuga

Akito Osuga

Takeshi Yamada

Takeshi Yamada

Simon Kumai

Simon Kumai

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Librarian

Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto

Parking attendant

Masao Kusakari

Masao Kusakari

Kazuhiko Sotomura

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