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Ichigensan
Ichigensan

Ichigensan

Genres

Romance

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A foreign university student tries to fit in in Kyoto by reading books to the blind and finds himself falling in love.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

122 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

29 January 2000

Country

Japan

Cast

Edward Atterton

Edward Atterton

"Boku" (Me)

Honami Suzuki

Honami Suzuki

Kyoko Nakumura

Yoshiko Nakada

Yoshiko Nakada

Yuriko Nakamura

Toshi Shioya

Toshi Shioya

Assistant Professor

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Head of the Kaizuka Gang

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Sokyu Fujita

Sokyu Fujita

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