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Mugonkan
Mugonkan

Mugonkan

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Drama

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A story about how Kuboshima Seiichiro overcomes various difficulties to open Mugonkan, an art museum in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, featuring artworks by students before they were sent to fight in WWII.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

27 August 2022

Country

Japan

Cast

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Kuboshima Seiichiro

Akira Terao

Akira Terao

Nomiyama Gyouji

Rikako Yagi

Rikako Yagi

Yukie (Young)

Yasuo Daichi

Yasuo Daichi

Hidaka Toshinori

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Izawa Tamisuke

Denden

Denden

Shiino Chikara

Yuki Saori

Yuki Saori

Sakuma Shizuko

Sarutoki Minagawa

Sarutoki Minagawa

Maruyama

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Shiino Yasuko

Yukiko Yoshino

Yukiko Yoshino

Shiino Hideko

Asuka Kataoka

Asuka Kataoka

Housewife

Takuya Kageyama

Takuya Kageyama

Hidaka Yasunori

Fumi Dan

Fumi Dan

Yukie

Makiko Watanabe

Makiko Watanabe

Yamaryo Mari

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