Nan ren de shi jie

Nan ren de shi jie

Nan ren de shi jie

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Nan ren de shi jie

1987

1h 32m

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Science Fiction

Overview

As most families only want to have boys, women end up becoming rare and precious.

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8 members

Acting

Guo Donglin

男小B

Guo Donglin

Acting

王汝刚

男小C

王汝刚

Acting

Liu Qiong

老画家

Liu Qiong

Acting

Shu Shi

校长

Shu Shi

Acting

Wu Yin

老太太

Wu Yin

Acting

Chen Shu

算命先生

Chen Shu

Acting

王馥荔

女大A

王馥荔

Acting

Hou Yaowen

男大A

Hou Yaowen

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