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The Breath

7.019952h 18mMovieDramaMystery

Haida, once a famous private detective, is now down and out and running out of reasons to live. One day, while engaging in a group volunteer project to clean up a river, he loses what's left of his will to live and lets the water carry him…

DirectorKaizo Hayashi
WriterJuro Kara
ProducersShunsuke Koga·Kazutoshi Wadakura

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Cast · Directed by Kaizo Hayashi

JKJuro Kara
Juro Kara
YHYoshio Harada
Yoshio Harada
JSJoyce Ni Shu-Chun
Joyce Ni Shu-Chun
HWHaruko Wanibuchi
Haruko Wanibuchi
TL
T.C. Lin
NT
Nana Tang

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