The flower of illusion.

Rafureshia

6.1 (13 votes)• 1995• 63m•Released

Drama Comedy

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Fearing dead-end futures, abused schoolgirl Alisa and neglected housewife Harumi plan a new life together, bankrolled by a bag of stolen cash. But with an incestuous father and a jealous mother-in-law in hot pursuit, their journey to the other side of the night becomes longer — and stranger — than they could’ve expected.

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Languages: Japanese

Director: Hisayasu Satō

Starring Cast: Yumi Yoshiyuki, Kinako, Kōichi Imaizumi, Kiyomi Itō, Simon Kumai, Setsuhiko Kobayashi

Cast

Yumi Yoshiyuki

Harumi

Kinako

Alisa

Kōichi Imaizumi

Yoshio

Kiyomi Itō

Harumi's mother-in-law Nogie

Simon Kumai

Thug

Setsuhiko Kobayashi

Homeless man

Taketoshi Watari

Homeless man

Mineo Sugiura

Fortune teller

Mitsuru Meike

Man in drag

Takeshi Iguchi

Homeless man

Hiroyuki Kawasaki

Katsuji (Alisa's father)

Hiromi Hirose

Truck driver

Risaku Kiridōshi

Adult baby

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