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Broken Drum

6.719491h 48mMovieComedyDrama

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in order to regain financial stability.

DirectorKeisuke Kinoshita
WritersKeisuke Kinoshita·Masaki Kobayashi
ProducerKōichirō Ogura

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Cast · Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita

TBTsumasaburō Bandō
Tsumasaburō Bandō
Gunpei Tsuda
SMSachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase
Kuniko
MMMasayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Taro
CKChūji Kinoshita
Chūji Kinoshita
Heizo
AŌAkira Ōizumi
Akira Ōizumi
Matasaburo
TKToshiko Kobayashi
Toshiko Kobayashi
Akiko
YKYōko Katsuragi
Yōko Katsuragi
Haruko
MÔ
Masayoshi Ôtsuka
Shiro
SSSadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Yasuko
JUJūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno
Shigeki Nonaka
OTOsamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Naoki
CHChieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
Nobuko

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