Arietta (1989)

4.5/10 52 min Drama

Overview

A young widow becomes an SM call girl to pay off the debts accumulated by her yakuza husband. She's a depressed woman, merely going through the motions of existence, subjected to every cruel whim concocted by her clients. She's dedicated to the misery - even finding comfort in it - stumbling through life like a zombie.

Cast

Keiko Kaga

Yoshiaki Umegaki

Tomorowo Taguchi

Red Saturn Club Manager

Ryuji Yamamoto

Kiriko Shimizu

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