Crimson Lotus

"Marriage or Furin?"

1993 2h 0m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Sakura and Kenzo are married. Both think they can live a happy marriage, despite the fact that she cannot have children and he does not want to give up her relationship with her lover Yoko.

“Marriage or Furin?”

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Cast

Kumiko Akiyoshi
Kumiko Takeda
Momoko Kôchi
Seiji Kurasaki
Koji Yakusho

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mamoru Watanabe
Writers: Umeno Tanaka, Isao Okishima, Toshimichi Saeki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Kumiko Akiyoshi and Kumiko Takeda and Momoko Kôchi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Marriage or Furin?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0322465 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mamoru Watanabe directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Kumiko Akiyoshi and Kumiko Takeda and Momoko Kôchi carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "Marriage or Furin?".
5IMDB entry: tt0322465 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.