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Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
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Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

Jan 24, 2025
1h 57m
★ 9.0

Overview

A touching true story which portrays a doctor who selflessly dedicated his personal fortune to spreading the smallpox vaccination for saving people's lives.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Kinoshita Group
Shochiku
The Asahi Shimbun
DIG & FELLOWS

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Cast

Tori Matsuzaka

Tori Matsuzaka

Kyoko Yoshine

Kyoko Yoshine

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Takahiro Miura

Takahiro Miura

Shohei Uno

Shohei Uno

Issei Okihara

Issei Okihara

Ryota Bando

Ryota Bando

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