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New Year's Card from the Sparkling Sea

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Drama

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The drama revolves around Okinawa's Churaumi Aquarium, which opened in 2002 and was the largest in the world until 2005. Tokito Saburo stars in the drama as the aquarium's director. The story begins when he announces the plans for the aquarium's 7500-ton main tank, inspired by a boy fighting an incurable illness in a Hokkaido hospital. (Source: Tokyograph)

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

22 July 2025

Country

Japan

Cast

Saburo Tokito

Saburo Tokito

Manami Higa

Manami Higa

Hiro Mizushima

Hiro Mizushima

Kenta Suga

Kenta Suga

Suzuka Ohgo

Suzuka Ohgo

Masahiko Nishimura

Masahiko Nishimura

Takashi Ukaji

Takashi Ukaji

Takehiko Ono

Takehiko Ono

Kami Hiraiwa

Kami Hiraiwa

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