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Fish! A Japanese Obsession

Fish! A Japanese Obsession

2009•1h 30m
Documentary

Charles Rangeley Wilson, author, journalist and BBC 2's Accidental Angler, travels to Japan to explore the Japanese people's passionate relationship to fish.

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Production

KEO Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Charles Rangeley-Wilson

Himself - Presenter

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