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Avalanche

Avalanche

Genres

Drama

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The study of a one-year marriage that begins to crumble. A married man is torn between the love of his wife, and the attraction to a cousin of his wife.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

59 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

01 July 1937

Country

Japan

Cast

Noboru Kiritachi

Noboru Kiritachi

Fukiko Yokoda

Ranko Edogawa

Ranko Edogawa

Yayoi Ema

Hideo Saeki

Hideo Saeki

Gorô Kusaka

Yuriko Hanabusa

Yuriko Hanabusa

Gorô's Mother

Yo Shiomi

Yo Shiomi

Gorô's Father

Sadao Maruyama

Sadao Maruyama

Fukiko's Father

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Koyanagi, the lawyer

Akira Ubukata

Akira Ubukata

Keisuke, Yayoi's older brother

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