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Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot

Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot

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ComedyDrama

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In the 1980s, a simple-minded fool named Hideaki meets comedy legend Sanma, changes his name to Jimmy and becomes a comedic superstar.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Ended

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

26 June 2025

Country

Japan

Cast

Akiyoshi Nakao

Akiyoshi Nakao

Jimmy Ohnishi

Tetsuji Tamayama

Tetsuji Tamayama

Akashiya Sanma

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hiroyuki Onoue

Murakami Shoji

Rokkaku Seiji

Rokkaku Seiji

Mr. Okure

Shohei Uno

Shohei Uno

Totzan

Mari Hamada

Mari Hamada

Yasuhi Nakamura

Yasuhi Nakamura

Satomi Tezuka

Satomi Tezuka

Katsuhisa Namase

Katsuhisa Namase

Ikuji Nakamura

Ikuji Nakamura

Haruka Kinami

Haruka Kinami

Yuichi Yasoda

Yuichi Yasoda

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Yoichi Nukumizu

Yoichi Nukumizu

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Ginnojo Yamazaki

Ginnojo Yamazaki

Eri Tokunaga

Eri Tokunaga

Kyōko Yanagihara

Kyōko Yanagihara

Yuta Kanai

Yuta Kanai

Jimmy Onishi

Jimmy Onishi

Sanma Akashiya

Sanma Akashiya

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