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Arietta
Arietta
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Arietta

Original Title: いじめて、ください。アリエッタ

1989
52m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1989

Runtime

52m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
52m
Jul 29, 1989
Languages
Japanese
Director
Akio Jissoji
Akio Jissoji
Production
Kuki
Kuki
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

7 Cast Members

Keiko Kaga

Keiko Kaga

Maya Asabuki

Daikei Shimizu

Yoshiaki Umegaki

Yoshiaki Umegaki

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Red Saturn Club Manager

Ryuji Yamamoto

Ryuji Yamamoto

Kiriko Shimizu

Kiriko Shimizu

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