Games

Games

1971 · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

A 16-year-old girl works in a factory to pay her late father’s debt. When she makes up her mind to become a hostess, a boy approaches her with kind and gentle manners...(Also occasionally known in English as “Play”)

Directed by Yasuzō Masumura · Written by Masayoshi Imako

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