The Enchantment

The Enchantment

2.7IMDb Score
Released:1989-10-29
Duration:109 min
Country:Japan
Director:Shunichi Nagasaki
Actors:Kumiko Akiyoshi, Kiwako Harada, Tsutomu Isobe, Takashi Naito, Meika Seri
Production:Fuji Television Network, Herald Ace, Nippon Herald Films

Overview:

A Tokyo psychiatrist is hoping to better his career by marrying the daughter of a prominent doctor. The match is threatened however when an attractive but very troubled tourist guide comes to him for consultation...

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