π Overview:
The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study for entrance to Tokyo University to set up a career with a major company. He dreams of sparing Junnosuke the struggles that he has faced as a writer. The family continues to rely upon Hiromi's income from her bar. Meanwhile a rival story, The Virus, by a new writer has appeared in the periodical that has been publishing his stories "Boy's Adventure Book" and he fears the new competition. Norifumi Suzuki also receives a new TV, but more of a deluxe model. Mutsuko Hoshino (Roku) is still the principal mechanic in the Suzuki family's auto repair shop, but she dresses up some mornings to go to a nearby street with the hope of a "chance" meeting with Dr...
π Languages Available:
Japanese
π Date Released:
2012-01-21
β Running Time:
142 mins
β Vote Average:
6.7
Beloved Cast
Ryunosuke Chagawa
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hiromi Ishizaki
Koyuki
Norifumi Suzuki
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Mutsuko Hoshino
Maki Horikita
Kenji
Shota Sometani
Tomoe Suzuki
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Dr. Takuma
Tomokazu Miura
Kin Ota
Masako Motai
Junnosuke Furuyuki
Kenta Suga
Tomioka
Nao Γmori
Natsuko
Atsuko Takahata
mailman
Hiroshi Kanbe
Kotaro Kikuchi
Mirai Moriyama
Ippei Suzuki
Kazuki Koshimizu
Butcher shop
Magi
Bicycle shop
Yoichi Nukumizu
Officer Nakajima
Kisuke Iida
Ice man
Pierre Taki
Electronic store
Yoshikazu Ebisu
Midwife
Terue Shoji
Rintaro Chagawa
Masakane Yonekura