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Rafureshia (1995)

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 3M

Director : Hisayasu Satô

Synopsis

Cult director Hisayasu Sato explores the sexual exploits of several women through the adventures of a young girl, who's fled her sexually abusive father, and an unhappy housewife. Looking for a fresh start, the women find each other, steal a bag of money and try to escape their pasts. In their flight, they encounter everything from adult babies to sword-wielding madams.

Actors

Yumi Yoshiyuki
Yumi Yoshiyuki
Harumi
Kôichi Imaizumi
Kôichi Imaizumi
Yoshio / Harumi's husband
Kiyomi Itō
Kiyomi Itō
Harumi's mother-in-law
Kinako
Kinako
Alisa
Setsuhiko Kobayashi
Setsuhiko Kobayashi
Taketoshi Watari
Taketoshi Watari
Mineo Sugiura
Mineo Sugiura
Mitsuru Meike
Mitsuru Meike
Takeshi Iguchi
Takeshi Iguchi

Crews

Hisayasu Satô
Hisayasu Satô
Director
Taketoshi Watari
Taketoshi Watari
Writer
Masashi Inayoshi
Masashi Inayoshi
Director of Photography
Shōji Sakai
Shōji Sakai
Editor
Atsushi Fujimoto
Atsushi Fujimoto
Music
Daisuke Asakura
Daisuke Asakura
Producer
Toshirô Enomoto
Toshirô Enomoto
Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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