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Luminous Woman

Luminous Woman

5.8(4 votes)
1987
1h 58m
Drama

A hulking man from the country pursues his beloved to the underworld of Tokyo nightclubs, where he finds work as a sideshow wrestler and becomes involved with a faded opera singer.

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Production

Companies:
Daiei Film
Directors Company
Young Cinema '85

Languages

Original:ja
Spoken:
Japanese

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