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Godai - The Wunderkind
Godai - The Wunderkind

Godai - The Wunderkind

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HistoryDrama

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A biographical story of Tomoatsu Godai, the influential entrepreneur of the Meiji era who laid the foundation of the modern Japanese economy.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

11 December 2020

Country

Japan

Cast

Haruma Miura

Haruma Miura

Tomoatsu Godai

Shohei Miura

Shohei Miura

Ryoma Sakamoto

Takanori Nishikawa

Takanori Nishikawa

Yataro Iwasaki

Yuki Morinaga

Yuki Morinaga

Hirobumi Ito

Aoi Morikawa

Aoi Morikawa

Haru

Misako Renbutsu

Misako Renbutsu

Toyoko Godai

Katsuhisa Namase

Katsuhisa Namase

Hidetaka Godai

Mariko Tsutsui

Mariko Tsutsui

Yasu Godai

Yuuki Yagi

Yuuki Yagi

Kiku

Rino Katase

Rino Katase

Brothel madam

Chiyo Takahashi

Chiyo Takahashi

Hitoshi Nonomura

Hitoshi Nonomura

Koichi Koshinaka

Koichi Koshinaka

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