Spark

Spark

2017•2h 1m•7.2/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(6)

Tokunaga is an unpopular comedian. He meets a senior comedian, Kamiya, who holds a strong faith in comedy. They struggle to move forward as comedians.

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Production

TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Masaki Suda

Masaki Suda

Tokunaga

Kenta Kiritani

Kenta Kiritani

Kamiya

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

Maki

Shuji Kawatani

Yamashita

Masaki Miura

Masaki Miura

Obayashi

Yuki Tayama

Yuki Tayama

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