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Poem 1972 Directed by Akio Jissoji 哥

The ascetic houseboy of a Japanese lawyer bears witness to the secretive sexual relationship between the lawyer's assistant and the maid, the lawyer's wife's sexual dissatisfaction, and the arrival of the lawyer's brother, who has a plan for the family's land and property.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere Drama
Production Companies Art Theatre Guild , Jissôji Productions
Release Date 17 June 1972
137 mins
Cast
Saburo Shinoda
Saburo Shinoda Jun
Shin Kishida
Shin Kishida Yasushi
Ryo Tamura
Ryo Tamura Wada
Eiko Yanami
Eiko Yanami Natsuko
Eishin Tono
Eishin Tono Toru
Hiroko Sakurai
Hiroko Sakurai Fujino
Kanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi Moriyama
Haruhiko Okamura
Haruhiko Okamura Arita
Masako Araki
Masako Araki
Yasumi Hara
Yasumi Hara
Kikue Mōri
Kikue Mōri
Ryōhei Uchida
Ryōhei Uchida
Hiroyuki Miya
Hiroyuki Miya
Hideyo Takagi
Hideyo Takagi
Crew
Director
Akio Jissoji
Akio Jissoji
Writer
Toshirō Ishidō
Toshirō Ishidō
Producers
Kinshiro Kizui
Kinshiro Kizui
Akira Tojo
Akira Tojo
Cinematography
Masao Nakabori
Masao Nakabori
Editor
Keiichi Uraoka
Keiichi Uraoka
Sound
Hideo Okuyama
Hideo Okuyama
Art Direction
Seiichi Toriizuka
Seiichi Toriizuka
Music
Toru Fuyuki
Toru Fuyuki
Camera Operator
Kazumi Oneda
Kazumi Oneda
Lighting
Tatsugorô Kimura
Tatsugorô Kimura
Assistant Director
Kenji Shimomura
Kenji Shimomura