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JAPAN · 1950

White Beast

Mikio Naruse
Japanese Golden Age redemption female incarceration prostitution social rehabilitation institutional life
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Synopsis

Keiko Yukawa is a former prostitute and the newest inmate at White Lily, a female rehabilitation facility.

Year1950
CountryJapan
DirectorMikio Naruse
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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