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Dead End
“In the dead end of their youth, they indulge in love and desire--- for them, it is not a graveyard.”
5.0 / 10• 1978• 1h 14m•NR• Japanese
DramaCrime
Storyline
A man and woman meet when he pulls her out of an icy fountain that she has just jumped into. But their developing romance is marred by bad friends, money troubles and illegal sex work.
Cast & Crew
Toshiyuki Kitami
Tôru Kitaoka
Lead
Yûko Asuka
Chika Nakamiya
Kei Ogawa
Kyoko Horii
TH
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Kimio Fukunaga
Ryoichi Kusanagi
Miyakawa
AN
Akira Nakagawa
Yamashita
IK
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Storekeeper
Toshihiko Oda
Hiroshi Hirata
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Masaru Konuma's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dead End is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
