Dark Room

Dark Room

1983 · 122 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama, Romance

A writer haunted by the death of his wife and threatened by the imagined infidelities of his lovers uses his affairs for the subjects of his novels.

Directed by Kirio Urayama · Written by Toshirō Ishidō

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Kōji Shimizu Nakata - Author(中田)
Rie Kimura Natsue(夏枝)
Mayumi Miura Takako(多加子)
Yoshimi Ashikawa Maki(マキ)
Yuki Kazamatsuri Keiko - Author's Wife(圭子)
Eimei Esumi Takei(竹井)
Sachiko Take Yumiko(由美子)
Usagi Asō Tae(タエ)
Kazuyo Ezaki The Woman in Home drama(ホームドラマの女)
Kaori Okamoto Ryôko(良子)
Toshiyuki Kitami Bartender(バーテン)
Shinji Sekikawa Takako's groom(多加子の新郎)

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