Why Not?
Trailer: Why Not?
Year: 1981
Genre: Drama
Studio: Imamura Productions, Shochiku
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Cast: Shigeru Izumiya, Kaori Momoi, Masao Kusakari, Ken Ogata, Norihei Miki, Junzaburō Ban
Crew: Shōhei Imamura (Director), Shōhei Imamura (Producer), Shigemi Sugisaki (Producer), Shoichi Ozawa (Producer), Jirô Tomoda (Producer), Nobutsugu Tsubomi (Production Manager)
Runtime: 151 minutes
Release: Jan 08, 1981
IMDb: 6.10/10 by 17 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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