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Release Date:
February 20, 1965
Original Title:
女めくら物語
Alternate Titles:
Onna mekura monogatari
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Daiei Film
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 89
At sixteen, due to illness, Tsuruko goes blind, and has no choice but to become a massage therapist. One day, stumbling on a staircase, he meets a businessman named Tsuruko and falls in love with him.
Art Direction:
Takesaburô Watanabe
Cinematography:
Kimio Watanabe
Director:
Koji Shima
Editor:
Toyo Suzuki
Lighting Technician:
Tsunekichi Shibata
Music:
Seitaro Omori
Novel:
Seiichi Funahashi
Production Design:
Mitsuo Harada
Hiroyasu Kato
Sound:
Toshikazu Watanabe
Still Photographer:
Hirokazu Ohba
Writer:
Junzô Sagara
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