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Seven Weeks

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Seven Weeks

May 17, 2014

2h 51m

★ 8.3

Overview

Relatives gather from afar in wintery Ashibetsu upon the death of patriarch Mitsuo. A mysterious woman named Nobuko suddenly shows up. Her appearance gradually exposes wartime secrets and Mitsuo's unknown past.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

PSC

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Cast

Tōru Shinagawa

Mitsuo

Tōru Shinagawa

Takako Tokiwa

Nobuko

Takako Tokiwa

Yumi Adachi

Ayano

Yumi Adachi

Takao Itō

Kunio Ohno

Takao Itō

Saki Terashima

Kanna Suzuki

Saki Terashima

Hirona Yamazaki

Kasane Suzuki

Hirona Yamazaki

Natsuki Harada

Ryoko Takahashi

Natsuki Harada

Yutaka Matsushige

Haruhiko Suzuki

Yutaka Matsushige

Shunsuke Kubozuka

Akihito Suzuki

Shunsuke Kubozuka

Tomoka Shibayama

Setsuko Suzuki

Tomoka Shibayama

Takehiro Murata

Fuyuki Suzuki

Takehiro Murata

Tomoko Saitō

Yuriko Inoue

Tomoko Saitō

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