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2007-01-27 · 92 min · ★ 7.5
Okawa Family’s yakuza, Junji, is released from prison, and is told to take over a local radio station by his boss. Junji tries to explain that it is not a yakuza’s job to talk on the radio, but no one listens to him. He reluctantly goes to the radio building, and is met by a young, upbeat girl broadcasting a talk show and playing pop music. Will this seasoned gangster really fit in on such a show?
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- Directors
- Yutaka Ogi
- Production companies
- AMG Entertainment, Raku Film
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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Hitoshi OzawaJunji Kudo
Hiroko Isayama
Masami Horiuchi
Yuya Matsuura
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
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