Akiko (1962)
Akiko lives with her brother Toshio in suburban Tokyo working in different companies. One day, Toshio loses 500,000 yen which he was holding for his section chief, and as he is unable to return the money, tries to kill himself. Akiko determines to obtain the money by selling her chastity and soon becomes the mistress of Hasegawa, for 500,000 yen. Hasegawa gives her the money but does not make advances. Before she became Hasegawa's mistress Akiko was in love with Wake, who works in the same Company. Gradually Akiko begins to develop a liking for Hasegawa and in turn, her love for Wake gradually weakens...
Director:
Kōji Shima
Writers:
Kazuo Funahashi, Yoshihiro Ishimatsu.
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Junko Kano as |
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Ken Utsui as |
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Hajime Mitamura as |
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Shin Roppongi as |
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Keiko Yumi as |
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Rieko Sumi as |
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Tazuko Niki as |
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Yatsuko Tan'ami as |
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Manabu Morita as |
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Fujio Harumoto as |
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Mineko Hasegawa as |
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Chikako Kaga as |
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Saburo Sakai as |
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Shoji Iizuka as |
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Sayuri Kageyama as |
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Isao Nakatani as |
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Tsutomu Nakata as |
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Mitsuko Takesato as |
| Writing | Keita Genji | Original Story |
| Writing | Kazuo Funahashi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoshihiro Ishimatsu | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kōji Shima | Director |
| Camera | Kimio Watanabe | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Kunio Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Shozo Izumi | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Mikio Naka | Art Direction |
| Sound | Seitaro Omori | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Toyo Suzuki | Editor |
| Directing | Tetsutaro Murano | Assistant Director |