Memories of Matsuko

Memories of Matsuko

Destiny of shrine maiden.

2006•2h 10m•7.8/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.8/10(179)

While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.

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Production

TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Stardust Pictures, TOHO, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Tokyo FM, PARCO, Horipro, Warner Music Japan, Suplex, Gentosha

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani

Matsuko Kawajiri

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

Sho Kawajiri

Yūsuke Iseya

Yūsuke Iseya

Yoichi Ryu

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Norio Kawajiri

Mikako Ichikawa

Mikako Ichikawa

Kumi Kawajiri

Asuka Kurosawa

Asuka Kurosawa

Megumi Sawamura

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Tsunehiro Kawajiri

Gori

Gori

Shuji Okura

Ko Shibasaki

Ko Shibasaki

Asuka

Kankuro Kudo

Kankuro Kudo

Tetsuya Yamekawa

Shinji Takeda

Shinji Takeda

Onodera

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Kenji Shimazu

Gekidan Hitori

Gekidan Hitori

Takeo Okano

Magi

Magi

Detective

Shosuke Tanihara

Shosuke Tanihara

Shunji Saeki

Cunning Takeyama

Cunning Takeyama

Vice-Principal

Masahiro Komoto

Masahiro Komoto

Man with Stand on School Trip

Takuzo Kadono

Takuzo Kadono

Principal

Nagisa Katahira

Nagisa Katahira

Self

Mari Hamada

Mari Hamada

Norio's Wife

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