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Kokugo Gannen

Kokugo Gannen

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Drama

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Set in 1874 at the residence of an official of the Ministry of Education of Japan who was ordered with establishing a common national spoken language, this humorous drama focuses on how the national language used today was created.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

08 December 2025

Country

Japan

Cast

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Eri Ishida

Eri Ishida

Naomi Chiaki

Naomi Chiaki

Hisano Yamaoka

Hisano Yamaoka

Natsuko Kahara

Natsuko Kahara

Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Kei Suma

Kei Suma

Nobuyoshi Matsukuma

Nobuyoshi Matsukuma

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Goro Ohashi

Goro Ohashi

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