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Life Can Be So Wonderful
Life Can Be So Wonderful

Life Can Be So Wonderful

Genres

Drama

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Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama from Japan.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

15 September 2007

Country

Japan

Cast

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Shuichi

Reina Asami

Reina Asami

Tomoko

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Haeo

Mikako Ichikawa

Mikako Ichikawa

Kanoko

Hitomi Katayama

Hitomi Katayama

Mayumi

Hana Kino

Hana Kino

Shizue

Miyuki Matsuda

Miyuki Matsuda

Noe

Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

Customer

Kyooko Tooyama

Kyooko Tooyama

Hostess

Kōta Kusano

Kōta Kusano

Daisuke

Ryo Segawa

Ryo Segawa

Kuniro

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