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Shodo Girls!!

2010-05-15 · 121 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Drama

Based on a true story, Shodo Girls tells a tale of hope and community spirit where youth and vigour meet age and wisdom to overcome the towns struggle to remain on the map.

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Directors
Ryuichi Inomata
Production companies
AX-ON, Warner Bros. Japan, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Riko NarumiRiko NarumiSatoko Hayakawa
Tomohiro IchikawaTomohiro IchikawaTomoya Takada
Rio YamashitaRio YamashitaMio Okazaki
Hitomi MiyauchiHitomi MiyauchiKana Shinomori
Nobuaki KanekoNobuaki KanekoIkezawa
Fujiko KojimaFujiko KojimaKoharu Yamamoto
Mitsuki TakahataMitsuki TakahataKiyomi Yoshinaga
Ryu MoriokaRyu MoriokaTakuya Nakano
Ryotaro SakaguchiRyotaro SakaguchiSatoru Murakami
Shin'ichi Hatori
Mayumi AsakaMayumi Asaka
Tomohiro IchikawaTomohiro Ichikawa

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