University of Laughs

University of Laughs

2004•2h 1m•7.0/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(35)

In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.

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Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Mutsuo Sakisaka

Goro Inagaki

Goro Inagaki

Hajime Tsubaki

Masaya Takahashi

Masaya Takahashi

Masao Komatsu

Masao Komatsu

Tae Kimura

Tae Kimura

Ai Kato

Ai Kato

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