''Women in the Mirror'' ( ja, 鏡の女たち, translit. Kagami no onnatachi) is a 2002 Japanese

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directed by

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. It was screened out of competition at the

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Cast

* Mariko Okada - Ai Kawase *

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- Masako *

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- Natsuki *

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- Goda *

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- The Protector *

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- The Journalist *

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- The Old Woman *

Hiroshi Inuzuka (born 23 March 1929, Tokyo) is a Japanese actor, comedian and bassist. Inuzuka is one of the members of the Crazy Cats. His first starring role in the film was in ''Suteki na Konban wa'' directed by Yoshitarō Nomura and played the leading rol ...

- The Old Man

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* 2002 films 2000s Japanese-language films 2002 drama films Films directed by Yoshishige Yoshida Films about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2000s Japanese films Japanese drama films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub