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Tokyo Newcomer

2012-03-22 · 100 min · ★ 4.6

Romance · Drama

A young Chinese Go board game player arrives in Japan for training. He doesn't speak Japanese and becomes embarrassed living there. By dropping his Go stones, he happens to meet an old Japanese woman who sells vegetables on the street. They become familiar with each other. The young Chinese Go player, the old woman named Igarashi and her grandson Shoichi then live together.

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Directors
Jiang Qinmin
Production companies
Wilco Co., Beijing New Performance Film, Top Fun Entertainment, Huaxia Film Distribution
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Qin HaoQin Hao吉流
Hiroyuki IkeuchiHiroyuki Ikeuchi
Shunsuke KubozukaShunsuke Kubozuka
Tian YuanTian YuanMika Naito
Ning ChangNing ChangNanako
Chieko BaishoChieko BaishoOld Woman
Toru KazamaToru Kazama
Hideo NakaizumiHideo Nakaizumi

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