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Fish! A Japanese Obsession
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Fish! A Japanese Obsession

Mar 23, 2009
1h 30m
★ 0.0

Overview

Charles Rangeley Wilson, author, journalist and BBC 2's Accidental Angler, travels to Japan to explore the Japanese people's passionate relationship to fish.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

KEO Films

Cast

Charles Rangeley-Wilson

Himself - Presenter

Charles Rangeley-Wilson

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