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Nishi Ginza Station is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Shōhei Imamura with Kō Nishimura
Nishi Ginza Station (1958)
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Add to a movie listNishi Ginza Station (西銀座駅前, Nishi Ginza ekimae) is a 1958 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. This was Imamura's second film as director.
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This short comedy concerns the extramarital affair of a drugstore owner. It is based on a popular song by the star of the film, Frank Nagai.Actors
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