Heaven Station

Heaven Station

1984 · 133 min · ★ 8.8 · Drama, Romance

From a true incident that happened in 1960's Japan. This drama is contemporary in setting but medieval in its characters and emotions as it focuses on a tangled web of murder and deceit encountered by a beautiful woman, Kayo after her abusive husband is murdered.

Directed by Masanobu Deme · Written by Akira Hayasaka

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