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Synopsis
In the slums of Osaka, various marginalized misfits have their own interpretations of love. Completely alienated from the outside world, they commit sexual perversions, violence and cannibalism.
Kazuhiro Sano
Cast
Yukiko Murata
Cast
Simon Kumai
Cast
Mamiko Nakai
Cast
Toshihiko Hino
Cast
Isamu Osuga
Cast
Yasushi Takase
Cast
Yukichi Matsumoto
Cast
Akane Shirafuji
Cast
Minato Shibata
Cast
Yoshihiko Matsui
Director
Yoshihiko Matsui
Writer

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