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Flame and Women (1967)

Honô to onna (original title)
| Drama | 1 December 1967 (Japan)
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A sterile man arranges for his disapproving wife to receive artificial insemination, after which she starts nourishing a strong desire for the child's biological father.

Director:

Yoshishige Yoshida

Writers:

Tsutomu Tamura, Masahiro Yamada | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Mariko Okada, Isao Kimura, Mayumi Ogawa | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Mariko Okada Mariko Okada ... Tatsuko Ibuki
Isao Kimura Isao Kimura ... Shingo, Ibuki
Mayumi Ogawa Mayumi Ogawa ... Shina Sakaguchi
Takeshi Kusaka Takeshi Kusaka ... Ken Sakaguchi
Kazuo Kitamura Kazuo Kitamura ... Fujikida
Toshiyuki Hosokawa Toshiyuki Hosokawa ... Man
Misao Hayase Misao Hayase
Sachiko Matsushita Sachiko Matsushita
Kikuo Kaneuchi Kikuo Kaneuchi
Kyôko Seki Kyôko Seki
Tooru Ishikawa Tooru Ishikawa
Aoi Nakajima Aoi Nakajima
Midori Tamai Midori Tamai
Kazuko Kui Kazuko Kui
Izuru Ogawa Izuru Ogawa
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A sterile man arranges for his disapproving wife to receive artificial insemination, after which she starts nourishing a strong desire for the child's biological father.

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

1 December 1967 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Flame and Women See more »

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Production Co:

Gendai Eigasha, Shochiku See more »
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Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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