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Something Like It (1981)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Yoshimitsu Morita

Synopsis

Life seems to be good for Shintoto, an up-and-coming rakugo artist who has just had his first sexual experience at a local brothel. Lucky for him, he gets to date the beautiful sex worker he meets that day, and a younger high school rakugo aficionado is also vying for his attention. But for clumsy, heart-on-his-sleeve Shintoto, life doesn’t stay rosy for long.

Actors

Kumiko Akiyoshi
Kumiko Akiyoshi
Elizabeth
Katsunobu Ito
Katsunobu Ito
Shintoto
Masahiro Kobayashi
Masahiro Kobayashi
Shinniku
Denden
Denden
Shinsui
Takayasu Ohno
Takayasu Ohno
Shinsai
Erika Asou
Erika Asou
Yumi
Tomoko Igarashi
Tomoko Igarashi
Mariya
Kaoru Kazama
Kaoru Kazama
Rina Naoi
Rina Naoi
Ryucho Shunputei
Ryucho Shunputei
Senkyo Irifunetei
Senkyo Irifunetei
Keiko Utsumi
Keiko Utsumi
Yoshie Utsumi
Yoshie Utsumi
Yuki Yoshizawa
Yuki Yoshizawa
Machiko Washio
Machiko Washio
Akemi Shimizuishi
Akemi Shimizuishi
Enraku Sanyutei the 6th
Enraku Sanyutei the 6th
Hirobumi Serizawa
Hirobumi Serizawa
Go Nagai
Go Nagai
Haruko Katô
Haruko Katô
Isao Bitō
Isao Bitō
Shinkome

Crews

Yoshimitsu Morita
Yoshimitsu Morita
Director
Yoshimitsu Morita
Yoshimitsu Morita
Writer
Makoto Watanabe
Makoto Watanabe
Director of Photography
Hikaru Suzuki
Hikaru Suzuki
Producer
Osamu Shiomura
Osamu Shiomura
Original Music Composer
Akimasa Kawashima
Akimasa Kawashima
Editor

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