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2018-02-03 · 81 min · ★ 6.1
Thirteen years after abandoning his wife and two sons by stepping out for a pack of cigarettes and never returning, deadbeat gambler Masato dies of stomach cancer. At his funeral, a motley crew of fellow mahjong players, pachinko parlor employees and former drinking buddies gather to pay their respects and tell stories, revealing aspects of Masato’s life that complicate his sons’ resentment towards him.
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- Directors
- Takumi Saitoh
- Production companies
- THE KLOCKWORX, EAST FILM, Hikari TV, EAST GROUP, TBS Service
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Issey TakahashiKoji Hashida
Mayu MatsuokaSaori Nishida
Takumi SaitohYoshiyuki Hashida
Misuzu KannoYoko Hashida
Lily FrankyMasato Matsuda
Riku Onishi
Junkichi Orimoto
Jun MurakamiTomoki Tada
Hiroshi KanbeJunichi Uchiyama
Sairi ItoAkiko Yoshida
Yohta KawaseMarie Shirakawa
Yosuke Omizu
Nagano
Miracle Hikaru
Jiro SatoTaro Okamune
Nobuaki KanekoMisaki
Gouki Nishimura
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