There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

Dec 12, 1987

1h 30m

★ 6.0

Overview

Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her grandfather to a young officer named Shinobu Ijuin. Because of his family’s noble status, Benio must first undergo rigorous training to learn how to be a proper bride and wife before she can marry. However, because of her vivacious personality, this proves to me more challenging than anyone imagined.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Toei Company

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Cast

Yoko Minamino

Hiroshi Abe

Ken Tanaka

Shingo Yanagisawa

Chiaki Matsubara

Yoko Shinoyama

Noriko Sengoku

Akiko Kazami

Yoko Nogiwa

Mizuho Suzuki

Gen Kimura

Shin Tatsuma

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