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Abacus and Sword
Abacus and Sword

Abacus and Sword

Genres

Drama

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Set during the Meiji Restoration period of Edo era Japan, Naoyuki belongs to the 8th generation of the Inoyama family, a wealthy family known for finance & accounting. He is also a gifted mathematician and uses the abacus with extreme skills. Naoyuki works under the declining Kaga domain. Because of this, Naoyuki and his wife Koma suffer hardships as their stature and wealth dissipates.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

129 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

04 December 2010

Country

Japan

Cast

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

Naoyuki Inoshiyama

Yukie Nakama

Yukie Nakama

Koma Inoshiyama

Keiko Matsuzaka

Keiko Matsuzaka

Tsune Inoshiyama

Masahiko Nishimura

Masahiko Nishimura

Yosohachi Nishihisashi

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue

Obabasama

Yuki Ito

Yuki Ito

Shigeyuki Inoshiyama

Mina Fujii

Mina Fujii

Sei Inoshiyama

Kaito Oyagi

Kaito Oyagi

Naokichi Inoshiyama

Masatoshi Nakamura

Masatoshi Nakamura

Nobuyuki Inoshiyama

Yura Arata

Yura Arata

Masa Takenaka

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Ichirôta Miyakawa

Ichirôta Miyakawa

Shigemitsu Ogi

Shigemitsu Ogi

Ito Yozaburo

Ito Yozaburo

Yoshida Asahi

Yoshida Asahi

Koji Sato

Koji Sato

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