Composition Class
Aug 21 1938
•1h 27m
•Drama
Based on an autobiographical story by Toyota Masako.
Cast
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Hideko Takamine
Masako
Masaru Kodaka
Minoru
Shiro Mizutani
Mitsuo
Musei Tokugawa
Father
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