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Shodo Kyouju
Shodo Kyouju

Shodo Kyouju

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Kamikawa Katsuji, a bank employee, is married to Yasuko, the daughter of a rich family and lives an ordinary married life. But he keeps a lover, Kamiya Ayako, a nightclub hostess, behind his wife’s back and is mired in a web of lust. His life takes mysterious turns after becoming Katsumura Hisako’s disciple. The beautiful and elegant Hisako, a calligraphy instructor, possesses the special ability to tell the fortune of people by looking at their calligraphic styles.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

23 March 2010

Country

Japan

Cast

Eiichiro Funakoshi

Eiichiro Funakoshi

Katsuji Kawakami

Aya Sugimoto

Aya Sugimoto

Hisako Katsumura

Keiko Oginome

Keiko Oginome

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Chikako Kaku

Chikako Kaku

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