Love Bites Back

Love Bites Back

Love Bites Back

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Love Bites Back

1988

1h 42m

4.0(3 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Overview

Yuichi Koga is an upper-class business executive, running his own adult video company, and living a successful life with his wife and daughter. Outwardly, his family seems really happy, but in reality Yuichi enjoys sex with everyone but his wife Chikako. One day, he gets a phone call from a woman named Sanae, an old elementary school classmate of his.

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Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

桃井かおり

Chikako Koga

桃井かおり

Acting

永島敏行

Yuichi Koga

永島敏行

Acting

平田満

Kotaro Yamazaki

平田満

Acting

余貴美子

Sanae Ebino

余貴美子

Acting

加藤善博

Shohei Tsunoda

加藤善博

Acting

北見敏之

Kojima

北見敏之

Acting

木築沙絵子

Shizuko Kudo

木築沙絵子

Acting

小林麻子

Kozue Tsunoda

小林麻子

Acting

竹中直人

Uemura

竹中直人

Acting

戸川純

Rie

戸川純

Acting

立原友香

Hiromi Obayashi

No Image

Acting

渡辺麻衣

Sayako

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