MovieThe Woman of Shinjuku
2014 · Released · 87 min
In Tokyo's Golden Gai district, Kasumi runs a bar called "Redemption", living upstairs with her lover Gunji. One night, a woman named Toko visits the bar. Drinking too much, Toko ends up hooking up with a mysterious barfly. But she has a secret past with Kasumi's boyfriend Gunji. The hidden lives of four people gradually unfold.
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