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May 28, 2011

2h 21m

★ 5.1

Overview

In 1969, Sawada is filled with idealism that permeated that era and starts working as a gonzo journalist for a weekly magazine. Two years later, Sawada interviews activist Umeyama with senior reporter Nakahira. Umeyama boasts that his group will steal arms and take action in April. Sawada doubts Umeyama's claims but is attracted to his personality. An incident occurs... Sawada hears news that a man was killed at a army post...

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

WOWOW FILMS

Bitters End

Asmik Ace Entertainment

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Cast

Masami Sawada

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Umeyama

Kenichi Matsuyama

Mako Kurata

Shioli Kutsuna

Shigeko Ataka

Anna Ishibashi

Nanae Asai

Hanae Kan

Hiroshi Shibayama

Aoi Nakamura

Yoshiro Karatani

Keishi Nagatsuka

Isamu Maebashi

Takaya Yamauchi

Takehiro Nakahira

Kanji Furutachi

Shiraishi

Tomokazu Miura

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