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Crazy Operation: First Move

Crazy Operation: First Move

From marital disputes to the US-Soviet conflict! Bring on the fuss!

Part of The Crazy Cats Collection

1963•1h 36m
ComedyMusic

After being fired from his company, Hitoshi Ueda opens a arbitration company. Experts from various fields gather around him and with their natural vitality, they solve one dispute after another. But as it turns out, their next dispute will be at a global scale.

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Production

TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Hitoshi Ueki

Hitoshi Ueki

Hajime Hana

Hajime Hana

Kei Tani

Kei Tani

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Shin Yasuda

Shin Yasuda

Senri Sakurai

Senri Sakurai

Ētarō Ishibashi

Ētarō Ishibashi

Junko Ikeuchi

Junko Ikeuchi

Mie Nakao

Mie Nakao

Kingorō Yanagiya

Kingorō Yanagiya

Mutoshi Happa

Yukari Uehara

Akemi Omori

Akemi Omori

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Tsuruko Mano

Tsuruko Mano

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

Kiyomi Mizunoya

Kiyomi Mizunoya

Kyoko Kozakura

Kyoko Kozakura

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