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Tadon and Chikuwa

8.019981h 42mMovieDrama

A film based on two short stories by Shiina Makoto. Tadon is the story of a cab-driver who spends his days listening to his passengers' conversations. Chikuwa is about a writer who faces a creativity bottleneck.

DirectorJun Ichikawa
WritersJun Ichikawa·Shinsuke Sato

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Cast · Directed by Jun Ichikawa

KYKoji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho
HSHiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada
JNJinpachi Nezu
Jinpachi Nezu
SASatoko Abe
Satoko Abe
KMKaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi
TTTomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi
YT
Yûji Tanaka

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