Dead End
1978, Japanese. Directed by Masaru Konuma.
In the dead end of their youth, they indulge in love and desire--- for them, it is not a graveyard.
A man and woman meet when he pulls her out of an icy fountain that she has just jumped into. But their developing romance is marred by bad friends, money troubles and illegal sex work.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Masaru KonumaDirector
- Toshiyuki KitamiTôru Kitaoka
- Yûko AsukaChika Nakamiya
- Kei OgawaKyoko Horii
- Tatsuya HamaguchiKimio Fukunaga
- Ryoichi KusanagiMiyakawa
- Akira NakagawaYamashita
- Ikunosuke KoizumiStorekeeper
- Toshihiko OdaHiroshi Hirata
- Akira TakahashiAkira Morota
- Kōji YashiroWriter A
- Yudo YoshikawaEiko Saeki
- Keisuke YukiokaWriter B
Details
- Released
- 4 March 1978
- Original title
- さすらいの恋人 眩暈
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masayasu Ōebara
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How long is Dead End?
Dead End runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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Which OTT platform is Dead End on?
Dead End isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 March 1978. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like Dead End?
If you liked Dead End, try The Eel, The Enforcer, Wanda.
Who directed Dead End?
Dead End (1978) was directed by Masaru Konuma and stars Toshiyuki Kitami, Yûko Asuka, Kei Ogawa.