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Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father’s debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
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Genre: Drama
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi, Kōichi Takagi
Actors: Benkei Shiganoya, Chiyoko Ôkura, Eitarō Shindō, Isuzu Yamada, Kensaku Hara, Kunio Tamura, Shinpachirō Asaka, Shizuko Takizawa, Takashi Shimura, Yōko Umemura
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