Mar 19, 1988
89 min
Full-HD

A Tale of Happiness (1988)

A department manager at his company, buys a one-room apartment to have some space to himself. He signs an agreement with a young woman and has an affair with her once a week at the apartment.

Category

Drama Comedy

Country

Japan

Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Maiko Kawakami

Chako

Minori Terada

Yusuke Mikuni

Shuko Honami

Wakako Mikuni

Hiroyuki Watari

Sotoyama

Kaori Asô

Yasuko

Junpei Kusami

Amemiya

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