Giants and Toys

Giants and Toys

1958•1h 35m•6.9/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(37)

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Yousuke Nishi

Hitomi Nozoe

Hitomi Nozoe

Kyoko Shima

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Junji Harukawa

Michiko Ono

Michiko Ono

Masami Kurahashi

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Takakura Higashi

Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Kohei Yashiro

Hideo Takamatsu

Hideo Takamatsu

Ryuji Goda

Hisako Horigome

Miyuki Fujimoto

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Natsuki

Osamu Abe

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Tatsuo Hanabu

Tatsuo Hanabu

Fuyusaki

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

Kurosawa

Kōichi Itō

Haruoka

Naoyasu Itō

Nakazaki

Hiroko Machida

Hiroko Machida

Suzue Goda

Sachiko Meguro

Sachiko Meguro

Iwasaki

Fumiko Murata

Fumiko Murata

Kiku

Shō Natsuki

Shō Natsuki

Minami

Tsuneko Sudō

Tsuneko Sudō

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