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Hoshi Meguri no Machi

Hoshi Meguri no Machi

2018•1h 48m
Drama

An old widower who lives with his two daughter runs a tofu store,one day a distant relative comes to his home looking to heal his wounded heart after losing his family in the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

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JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Yusaku Shimada

Mitsu Dan

Mitsu Dan

Shiho Shimada

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Yayoi

Hiroshi Kanbe

Hiroshi Kanbe

Goro

Yota Arai

Masami Kiuchi

Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Kato

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