The Workhorse and The Bigmouth

Nov 2, 2013

1h 59m

★ 6.5

Overview

34-year-old Michiyo Mabuchi (Kumiko Aso) and 26-year-old Yoshimi Tendo (Shota Yasuda) meet at a screenwriting class. Michiyo Mabuchi, who is called "Basyauma", works hard to become a writer, but can't see a future for herself as a screenwriter. Meanwhile, Yoshimi Tendo is a bigmouth who never tries hard at anything. These two people fall in love.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

PARCO

Toei Company

King Records

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Cast

Michiko mabuchi

Kumiko Aso

Yoshimi tendo

Shôta Yasuda

Yoko Akino

Jun Inoue

Yoneko Matsukane

Yoshinori Okada

Yutaka Shimizu

Maho Yamada

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