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Mole Alley

Original title: Mogura yokochô
  • 1953
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Mole Alley (1953)
Drama

33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating from a girls' school in Hokuriku, she imm... Read all33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating from a girls' school in Hokuriku, she immediately moved to Tokyo to meet and marry Ogata. After neatly writing Ogata's manuscript, ... Read all33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating from a girls' school in Hokuriku, she immediately moved to Tokyo to meet and marry Ogata. After neatly writing Ogata's manuscript, he would buy dorayaki as a gratuity and devour it.

  • Director
    • Hiroshi Shimizu
  • Writers
    • Kazuo Ozaki
    • Kôzaburô Yoshimura
    • Hiroshi Shimizu
  • Stars
    • Shûji Sano
    • Yukiko Shimazaki
    • Setsuko Horikoshi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    15
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hiroshi Shimizu
    • Writers
      • Kazuo Ozaki
      • Kôzaburô Yoshimura
      • Hiroshi Shimizu
    • Stars
      • Shûji Sano
      • Yukiko Shimazaki
      • Setsuko Horikoshi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shûji Sano
    Shûji Sano
    • Kazuo Ogata
    Yukiko Shimazaki
    • Yoshie Ogata
    Setsuko Horikoshi
    • Kimiko Hayase
    Yoshirô Katagiri
    • Teizô Nonomiya
    Minoru Chiaki
    Minoru Chiaki
    • Takashi Fukami
    Takashi Wada
    • Ban
    Shin'ichi Himori
    Shin'ichi Himori
    • Landlord
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Owner of Shunkokan
    Junji Masuda
    Junji Masuda
    • Matsutake Furui
    Setsuko Wakayama
    Setsuko Wakayama
    • Mrs. Furui
    Shigeru Amachi
    Shigeru Amachi
    • Fumio Mitsuda
    Hiroshi Sugi
    • Owner of Taikan-do
    Akio Isono
    • Owner of the pawnshop
    Haruo Tanaka
    Haruo Tanaka
    • New owner of Taikan-do
    Kikuko Hanaoka
    • Maid Okimi
    Ichirô Kodama
    • Doctor
    • (as Ichiro Kodama)
    Ryuzo Oka
    • Announcer
    Hisaya Morishige
    • Deoka
    • Director
      • Hiroshi Shimizu
    • Writers
      • Kazuo Ozaki
      • Kôzaburô Yoshimura
      • Hiroshi Shimizu
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      References The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)

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    • Release date
      • May 7, 1953 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Переулок кротов
    • Production company
      • Shintôhô Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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