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The Japanese Belly Button
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The Japanese Belly Button 1977 Directed by Eizō Sugawa 日本人のへそ

Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Comedy , Music
Release Date 15 March 1977
102 mins
Cast
Mako Midori
Mako Midori Helen Amatsu / Momoe / Junko
Akihiro Miwa
Akihiro Miwa Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
Hajime Hana
Hajime Hana Dry cleaning shop owner / Lorry driver / Lighting man
Osami Nabe
Osami Nabe Professor / Funayama
Gajirō Satō
Gajirō Satō Hattori / Pianist
Daigo Kusano
Daigo Kusano Judge / Yaneura / Comedian
Noboru Mitani
Noboru Mitani Railway assistant / Takada / Comedian
Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu Right wing / Ishii, the strip theatre owner
Terumi Azuma
Terumi Azuma Ex-singer / Tome / Stripper
Kazuo Kumakura
Kazuo Kumakura Helen's father
Michihiro Yamanishi
Michihiro Yamanishi
Crew
Director
Eizō Sugawa
Eizō Sugawa
Writer
Yoshio Shirasaka
Yoshio Shirasaka
Cinematography
Yuzuru Aizawa
Yuzuru Aizawa
Editor
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Music
Ryōichi Hattori
Ryōichi Hattori