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A Chorus of Angels
A Chorus of Angels

A Chorus of Angels

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Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later forced to leave after an accident occurs. 20 years later, Haru learns that one of her former students has committed a crime, and eventually returns to the island once more.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

122 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

03 November 2012

Country

Japan

Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Haru

Kyôhei Shibata

Kyôhei Shibata

Yukio

Toru Nakamura

Toru Nakamura

Abe

Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama

Nobuto

Hikari Mitsushima

Hikari Mitsushima

Manami

Ryo Katsuji

Ryo Katsuji

Naoki

Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

Yuka

Eiko Koike

Eiko Koike

Manae

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Isamu

Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Hisashi

Ayako Fujitani

Ayako Fujitani

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Ito Yozaburo

Ito Yozaburo

Keiko Koike

Keiko Koike

Sumire Sato

Sumire Sato

Sansei Shiomi

Sansei Shiomi

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