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A Bolt from the Blue
A Bolt from the Blue

A Bolt from the Blue

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DramaComedy

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Haruo has a dream to become the best magician, but, so far, he is only a marginal magician. Haruo also doesn't have parents. He then goes back 40 years in time to Asakusa, Tokyo. There, he meets his parents when they were young and he learns the secret of his birth.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

24 May 2014

Country

Japan

Cast

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Haruo Domeki / Shotaro Domeki

Ko Shibasaki

Ko Shibasaki

Etsuko Hanamura

Gekidan Hitori

Gekidan Hitori

Shotaro Domeki

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Tasuku Emoto

Tasuku Emoto

Tomoya Maeno

Tomoya Maeno

Yuko Kibiki

Yuko Kibiki

Fukiko Hara

Fukiko Hara

Satoshi Morishita

Satoshi Morishita

Hideto Iwai

Hideto Iwai

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