A Lonely Gamble (1965)
In post-war Japan, it is difficult for private business to stay afloat. The small atelier has a debt of several million yen. To get a loan, his proprietress is forced to turn to a successful businessman, owner of entertainment establishments and bars. But she has nothing to guarantee the return of the debt, and then she offers herself as collateral. A drama about the contradictory nature of human feelings.
Director:
Shinji Murayama
Writer:
Kimiyuki Hasegawa
![]() |
Yoshiko Sakuma as Momoko Inui |
![]() |
Shigeru Amachi as Teijiro Chigusa |
![]() |
Chitose Kobayashi as Kyoko Nakagawa |
![]() |
Reiko Ōhara as Mika Inui |
![]() |
Michiyo Kogure as Tazuko Ogaki |
![]() |
Asao Uchida as Junzo Higashino |
![]() |
Kichijirō Ueda as Shinpei Akamatsu |
![]() |
Kaneko Iwasaki as Nobuko Mori |
![]() |
Tatsuo Umemiya as Toshihiko Takagi |
![]() |
Junko Miyazono as Takako Higashino |
![]() |
Mariko Nonaka as Suzuko Chigusa |
![]() |
Akiyoshi Kasuga as Kenji Himuro |
![]() |
Sakae Yamaura as |
| Writing | Jumpei Gomikawa | Novel |
| Camera | Makoto Tsuboi | Director of Photography |
| Art | Seigo Shindo | Production Design |
| Directing | Shinji Murayama | Director |
| Writing | Kimiyuki Hasegawa | Screenplay |
| Sound | Saburô Iida | Music |
| Editing | Osamu Tanaka | Editor |