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A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness is a film of genre Drama directed by Seijun Suzuki released in USA on 21 may 1977 with Yoshio Harada
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977)
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Add to a movie listA Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (悲愁物語, Hishū monogatari) is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki.
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The film is about a professional model Reiko (Shiraki) who is being groomed for the golf circuit by the editor of a golfing fashion magazine. During her first professional competition she has great success, winning the approval of her mentor, a TV audience and others. Suddenly, everyone wants a piece of Reiko. The plot turns sinister as one of her devoted followers develops an obsession with Reiko and starts to blackmail and threaten her.Actors
Yoshio Harada
(Miyake)
Masumi Okada
(Keiko Tadokoro)
Kyōko Enami
(Kayo Senbou)
Joe Shishido
(Cop)
Asao Koike
(Michizou Senbou)
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