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Angel's Smile, Devil's Tears (1989)

This musical play is based on the first act of Goethe's Faust. The angel Mephistopheles is condemned to fall from heaven after committing a sin. He is told that he can only return to heaven if he can bring a human being on the path of salvation. Mephistopheles refuses, believing that man is inherently evil. Vowing to drag a human down to hell along with him, he descends onto Earth and sets his sights on a man named Faust, an aged professor with no will to live.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Tsurugi MiyukiTsurugi MiyukiHeinrich Faust / Raphael
  • Photo of Kodama AiKodama AiMargaret / Angelique
  • Photo of Mayo SuzukazeMayo SuzukazeMephistopheles
  • Photo of Kyou MisaKyou MisaElisabeth
  • Photo of Asanagi RinAsanagi RinMarthe
  • Photo of Seika KuzeSeika KuzeFritz
  • Photo of Misa NoeruMisa NoeruFreud
  • Photo of Natori ReiNatori ReiUniversity President Reinhart
  • Photo of Masumi RikaMasumi RikaHannah
  • Photo of Maki AizawaMaki AizawaOfficial Lucke

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