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What Made Her Do It?

What Made Her Do It?

What Made Her Do It?

7.0/ 10(3 votes)

1h 25m

February 6, 1930

JA

Sumiko's father sends her to live with her alcoholic uncle. He sells her to a circus, which is the start of a downward spiral in an unforgiving world.

Directed byShigeyoshi Suzuki

Cast (14)

Keiko Takatsu

Sumiko Nakamura

Tamako Nijô

Hideko Akiyama / Prefectural assemblywoman

Chieko Sono

Osada, wife of Yamada

Shizuko Ozaki

Umeko Yazawa

Eiko Aida

Okaku Shimamura

Rintarō Fujima

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