Every-Night Dreams

Every-Night Dreams

Every-Night Dreams

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Every-Night Dreams

1933

1h 5m

7.2(21 votes)

Drama

Overview

In Depression-era Tokyo, the life of a single mother and her young son are disrupted by the return of her ex-husband, who fathered the child and walked out on her years earlier.

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Shochiku

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Sumiko Kurishima

Omitsu

Sumiko Kurishima

Acting

斎藤達雄

Mizuhara, Omitsu's husband

斎藤達雄

Acting

Teruko Kojima

Fumi, Omitsu's son

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Acting

新井淳

Neighbor

新井淳

Acting

吉川満子

Neighbor's wife

吉川満子

Acting

坂本武

Unknown Role

坂本武

Acting

大山健二

Unknown Role

大山健二

Acting

小倉繁

Unknown Role

小倉繁

Acting

飯田蝶子

Landlady

飯田蝶子

Acting

澤蘭子

Unknown Role

澤蘭子

Acting

Tsuruko Kumoi

Waitress #1

No Image

Acting

若水照子

Waitress #2

若水照子

Acting

Einosuke Naka

Doctor

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Acting

大邦一公

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

西村青児

Unknown Role

西村青児

Acting

谷麗光

Unknown Role

谷麗光

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