Itohan Monogatari

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Overview

Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.

Cast: Machiko Kyō, Koji Tsuruta, Michiko Ono, Kazuko Ichikawa, Chieko Higashiyama, more

Director: Daisuke Itō

Genres: Drama

Cast

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Itohan Monogatari

Overview

Cast

Machiko Kyō

Koji Tsuruta

Michiko Ono

Kazuko Ichikawa

Chieko Higashiyama

Keizō Kawasaki

Daisuke Katō

Osamu Maruyama

Kumeko Urabe

Tominosuke Hayama

Yosuke Irie

Naoyasu Itō

Shigeru Kurakata

Yoshiko Kusunoki

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