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Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account

Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account

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Kaoru Kiri: The Best Lesbian in Japan, Authentic Account

1974

1h 14m

5.0(4 votes)

Drama

Overview

A backstage documentary and interview with the real life lesbian stage performer Kaoru Kiri mixed with a fictional life of her rejected lover.

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Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kaoru Kiri

Herself

Tomi Kasuga

Herself

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Fan

Aoi Nakajima

Aoi Nakajima

Osayo, bar owner

Ai Yoshino

Ai Yoshino

Ai

Hyōe Enoki

Hyōe Enoki

Akagi

Saburō Shōji

Saburō Shōji

Aoki

Tatsuya Hamaguchi

Ichiro, Osayo's husband

Meika Seri

Meika Seri

Michi

Michiko Komori

Michiko Komori

Creative team

Directed by: Katsuhiko Fujii
Written by: Kazuo Miyahara
Produced by: Kei Ijichi

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