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Paradise Sea
Paradise Sea
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Paradise Sea

Original Title: 楽園

1998
1h 30m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1998

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

Japanese drama set in a southern Kyushu island where dance-troupe leader Shinji (Shinji Arano) stays on as his touring troupe departs. After Shinji moves in with an old man (Nobuyoshi Tanigawa) cared for by his granddaughter (Reiko Matsuo), he becomes an apprentice to the old man's construction of a wooden boat

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Sep 19, 1998
Languages
Japanese
Director
Koji Hagiuda
Production
WOWOW
WOWOW
Bandai Visual
Bandai Visual
Bitters End
Bitters End
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

5 Cast Members

Reiko Matsuo

Reiko Matsuo

Suzue

Shinji Arano

Shinji

Miwako Kawai

Hitomi

Fukuo Sudo

Fukuo

Nobuyoshi Tanigawa

Grandfather

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