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Overview
An American journalist travels through 19th-century Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left.
Details
- Release date
- 2006-02-25
- Runtime
- 63 min
- Genres
- Horror, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- IDT Entertainment, KADOKAWA, Industry Entertainment Partners, Nice Guy Productions, Reunion Pictures
- Country
- Japan, United States of America, Canada
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Billy Drago as Christopher
- Youki Kudoh as Woman
- Miho Ninagawa as Pregnant Woman
- Michié as Komomo
- Shihou Harumi as Laborer #1
- Magi as Laborer #2
- Hiroshi Kuze as Boatman
- Miyuki Konno as Dead Woman
- Sachiko Matsuura as Shamisen Player
- Mame Yamada as Touter
- Toshie Negishi as Madame of the House
Crew
- Takashi Miike - Director
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