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The First Catch

The First Catch

Genres

Comedy

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Based on the comic book series of the same name by Yûsuke Aoyagi.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

3.5/10

Release Date

27 December 1980

Country

Japan

Cast

Yoshiko Tanaka

Yoshiko Tanaka

Junpei Katô

Junpei Katô

Miyako Yamaguchi

Miyako Yamaguchi

Ако

Ако

Nobuto Okamoto

Nobuto Okamoto

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Masaru Shiga

Masaru Shiga

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Kai Ato

Kai Ato

Gō Awazu

Gō Awazu

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Toshie Kobayashi

Toshie Kobayashi

Yoshiko Maki

Yoshiko Maki

Botan Senba

Botan Senba

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

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