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Thirteen years after abandoning his wife and two sons by stepping out for a pack of cigarettes and never returning, deadbeat gambler Masato dies of stomach cancer. At his funeral, a motley crew of fellow mahjong players, pachinko parlor employees and former drinking buddies gather to pay their respects and tell stories, revealing aspects of Masato’s life that complicate his sons’ resentment towards him.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

81 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

03 February 2018

Country

Japan

Cast

Issey Takahashi

Issey Takahashi

Koji Hashida

Mayu Matsuoka

Mayu Matsuoka

Saori Nishida

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Yoshiyuki Hashida

Misuzu Kanno

Misuzu Kanno

Yoko Hashida

Lily Franky

Lily Franky

Masato Matsuda

Riku Onishi

Riku Onishi

Ryô Kitafuji

Ryô Kitafuji

Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto

Jun Murakami

Jun Murakami

Tomoki Tada

Hiroshi Kanbe

Hiroshi Kanbe

Junichi Uchiyama

Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito

Akiko Yoshida

Yohta Kawase

Yohta Kawase

Marie Shirakawa

Masataka Okada

Masataka Okada

Yosuke Omizu

Yosuke Omizu

Nagano

Nagano

Miracle Hikaru

Miracle Hikaru

Jiro Sato

Jiro Sato

Taro Okamune

Nobuaki Kaneko

Nobuaki Kaneko

Misaki

Gouki Nishimura

Gouki Nishimura

Seiji Fukushi

Seiji Fukushi

Otake Koichi

Otake Koichi

Yoshikazu Ebisu

Yoshikazu Ebisu

Kazuki Namioka

Kazuki Namioka

Chihiro Tanaka

Chihiro Tanaka

Hideo Sakaki

Hideo Sakaki

Cookie!

Cookie!

Jtarô Sugisaku

Jtarô Sugisaku

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