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Seijun Suzuki , born (24 May 1923 – 13 February 2017), was a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are known for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility. He made 40 predo ...

for the

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. It is Suzuki's third adaptation of a Toko Kon novel, following '' The Bastard'' and '' Stories of Bastards: Born Under a Bad Star''.

Cast

Yumiko Nogawa (born August 30, 1944) is a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred in several movies, notably '' Gate of Flesh'' (1964), a Japanese erotic film, part of a trilogy of films she made with director Seijun Suzuki. Including '' Story o ...

as Tsuyuko Takeda *Ruriko Ito as Senko Takeda *Chikako Miyagi as Kiku Takeda *Michio Hino as Yukichi Takeda *

Kayo Matsuo is a Japanese actress. Partial filmography # '' Endless Desire'' (''Hateshinaki yokubo'', 1958) # '' My Second Brother'' (''Nianchan'', 1959) # '' Hikaru umi'' (1963) # '' Gate of Flesh'' (''Nikutai no mon'', 1964) # '' Story of a Prostitute'' ( ...

as Yukie *

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: Akira Sakata

References

External links

Japan Foundation notes
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