Allusion: Reincarnation Story

Allusion: Reincarnation Story

1985 · 48 min · Music, History

Musical film: Hiromi Go plays a warrior, a gigolo, and an officer spread across a thousand years of history

Directed by Masahiro Shinoda · Written by Rio Kishida

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