50 Years of Shonen Jump and Us

50 Years of Shonen Jump and Us

2018

Documentary

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Production

NHK BS1

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Takeru Satoh

Takeru Satoh

Hisashi Eguchi

Hisashi Eguchi

Masakazu Katsura

Masakazu Katsura

Takeshi Konomi

Takeshi Konomi

Osamu Akimoto

Osamu Akimoto

Yoshinori Kobayashi

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