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- ↑ Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films . Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. p. 179. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
- ↑ "Zatoichi & the Fugitives: cast". All Movie Guide . Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ↑ Criterion Collection movies starring Yumiko Nogawa http://www.criterion.com/search/results?cx=015536958783835185649%3Am0a2kgqd__m&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=Yumiko+Nogawa&x=46&y=8#534
