Inn of the Floating Weeds

Young gangster wannabe is framed for a murder and sent to prison.

Cast

Hachiro Kasuga

as Haruo

Ikuko Kimuro

as Yuri

Hideaki Nitani

as Shunji

Tōru Abe

as Murayama

Jun Miyazaki

as Tone

Shoichi Ozawa

as Taki

Hisano Yamaoka

as Mio / Kozue

Harold Conway

Norikatsu Hanamura

Kaku Takashina

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