Black Hair Velvet Soul (1982)
A drunk husband has a gambling compulsion that ends up putting him in a bad way with the local Yakuza. Unable to pay his debt, he hocks the deed to his wife’s restaurant in order to stay out of trouble with the thugs. But it’s not enough. The wife has to sacrifice her body as well.
Director:
Mamoru Watanabe
Writer:
Oniroku Dan
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Izumi Shima as Kinuyo Tachibana |
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Kumiko Hayano as Kumiko |
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Junko Ike as |
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Kazuyo Ezaki as Aiko |
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Hiroshi Ikaida as |
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Shirō Shimomoto as |
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Jun Etoh as |
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Yoshimitsu Onimaru as |
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Shoji Ozawa as |
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Hiroshi Hitoshi as |
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Miyuki Oka as |
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Hiroyuki Yuasa as |
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Masayuki Uchida as |
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Taichiro Yamamoto as |
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Masahiko Sakata as |
| Writing | Oniroku Dan | Original Story |
| Writing | Oniroku Dan | Screenplay |
| Production | Oniroku Dan | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Mamoru Watanabe | Director |
| Editing | Osamu Tanaka | Editor |
| Lighting | Kentaro Kondo | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Shiro Suzuki | Director of Photography |