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  1. Movies
  2. Kichijoji-Muei

Kichijoji-Muei

Original Title: 吉祥寺夢影

1991
1h 30m

Status

Released

Release

1991

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

Tobita, Osaka, a closed down drinking area. A sign announces the closure. She has left her broken home Yoshitada (Satomi Katsuji), who had abandoned his broken family and was living in an old drinking area in Osaka, received news that his father, Kazuyoshi (Takada Wataru) Yoshitada (Satomi Katsuji), who had abandoned his broken home and lived in an old bar in Osaka, returns to Kichijoji, Tokyo for the first time in thirteen years after receiving news that his father Kazuyoshi (Takada Wataru) is in critical condition. Yoshitada (Satomi Katsuji) returns to Kichijoji after 13 years. his younger brother, his aunt and uncle, his friends and the town where he grew up. The conflict in his mind. And confrontation. Eventually, Yoshitada makes peace with his father. One night, his father quietly One night, his father quietly passes away. Will Yoshitada stay in this town? After the death of his father, the photo shop is closed. A sign announcing the closure sways in the wind.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Jan 1, 1991
Languages
Japanese
Director
Koichi Onishi
Koichi Onishi
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

7 Cast Members

Katsuji Satomi

Wataru Takada

Tomoya Kadogaki

Risae Kajiwara

Moriai Zetsugaku

Yonehiko Kitagawa

Yonehiko Kitagawa

Shibai Naomi

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