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Karakara
Karakara

Karakara

Genres

Drama

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Pierre, a retired professor in his early sixties ends up making a short, unsettling trip around Okinawa with Junko, a 40-year-old runaway wife. The confused intellectual would rather not get involved with this unlikely and unexpected lover but decides to follow his destiny, wherever it (she?) may take him.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

3.7/10

Release Date

31 August 2012

Country

Canada

Cast

Gabriel Arcand

Gabriel Arcand

Pierre

Youki Kudoh

Youki Kudoh

Junko

Atta Yuichi

Atta Yuichi

Kenichi

John Potter

John Potter

Brian

Toshi Moromi

Toshi Moromi

Grandma Megaru

Tenyu Okuda

Tenyu Okuda

Qi Gong Master

Megumi Tomita

Megumi Tomita

Akemi

Takayuki Ichise

Takayuki Ichise

Policeman

Mieko Taira

Mieko Taira

Self

Toshiko Taira

Toshiko Taira

Self

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