Women in the Mirror

Women in the Mirror

Women in the Mirror

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Women in the Mirror

2003

2h 9m

7.9(7 votes)

Drama

Overview

Three women who share memories of the Hiroshima disaster try to uncover the hidden family ties that may or may not bind them together.

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8 members

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岡田茉莉子

Ai Kawase

岡田茉莉子

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田中好子

Masako

田中好子

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一色紗英

Natsuki

一色紗英

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室田日出男

Mr. Goda

室田日出男

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西岡德馬

The Protector

西岡德馬

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山本未來

The Journalist

山本未來

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三條美紀

The Old Woman

三條美紀

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犬塚弘

The Old Man

犬塚弘

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