Sometimes... Like a Prostitute

Sometimes... Like a Prostitute

★ 4.9IMDb Score
Released:1978-09-23
Genre:Drama
Duration:92 min
Country:Japan
Director:Masaru Konuma
Actors:Rei Nakanishi, Eri Kanuma, Erina Miyai, Minako Mizushima, Moeko Ezawa
Production:Nikkatsu Corporation

Overview:

A man with a medical condition and a guilty past becomes obsessed with a simple minded girl he finds in a park. His wife is not thrilled when he brings her home.

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