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I am a Monk
I am a Monk

I am a Monk

Genres

Drama

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After the death of his grandfather, Koen Shirakawa (Atsushi Ito) quits his job at a bookstore and goes to a temple to become a monk.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

24 October 2015

Country

Japan

Cast

Atsushi Ito

Atsushi Ito

Koen Shirakawa

Mizuki Yamamoto

Mizuki Yamamoto

Kyoko Ochi

Junpei Mizobata

Junpei Mizobata

Shinji Higaki

Gaku Hamada

Gaku Hamada

Kota Kurimoto

Miyuki Matsuda

Miyuki Matsuda

Machiko Shirakata

Issey Ogata

Issey Ogata

Akira Arai

Daichi Watanabe

Daichi Watanabe

Takanori Minegishi

Yuya Endo

Yuya Endo

Takeshi Shinabe

Ryusuke Komakine

Ryusuke Komakine

Tatsuhito Masaoka

Ayumu Saito

Ayumu Saito

Yoshiki Arizono

Yoshiki Arizono

Ichiro Shirakata

Yoneko Matsukane

Yoneko Matsukane

Nobuko Shirakata

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