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Shodo Kyouju

Shodo Kyouju

2010•1h 52m
TV MovieMystery

Kamikawa Katsuji, a bank employee, is married to Yasuko, the daughter of a rich family and lives an ordinary married life. But he keeps a lover, Kamiya Ayako, a nightclub hostess, behind his wife’s back and is mired in a web of lust. His life takes mysterious turns after becoming Katsumura Hisako’s disciple. The beautiful and elegant Hisako, a calligraphy instructor, possesses the special ability to tell the fortune of people by looking at their calligraphic styles.

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Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Eiichiro Funakoshi

Eiichiro Funakoshi

Katsuji Kawakami

Aya Sugimoto

Aya Sugimoto

Hisako Katsumura

Keiko Oginome

Keiko Oginome

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Chikako Kaku

Chikako Kaku

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