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The Irresponsible Fool

7.019641h 26mMovieComedy

Picked up and raised on an island in the Seto Inland Sea, Yasukichi's only trait is his innate mischievousness. However, because his love for his hometown is exceptionally stronger than anybody's, he is trying everything he can to somehow…

DirectorYoji Yamada
WritersYoji Yamada·Isao Kumagai
ProducerShigeru Wakita

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Cast · Directed by Yoji Yamada

HHHajime Hana
Hajime Hana
SIShima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita
HIHiroshi Inuzuka
Hiroshi Inuzuka
KM
Keiko Mizushina
TMTatsuo Matsumura
Tatsuo Matsumura
KI
Kin Ishii
THTokue Hanazawa
Tokue Hanazawa
TITatsuya Ishiguro
Tatsuya Ishiguro
AT
Akira Tani
THTakanobu Hozumi
Takanobu Hozumi
MK
Masakazu Kuwayama
YK
Yonemaru Katsura

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