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Star Reformer

2006-02-25 · 131 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · Comedy · Romance

Satoshi Nomura, a top-level bureaucrat of a prefecture government, has passion for his career. One day, he is hired by the fixed-term personnel exchange training between public and private businesses. This personnel exchange training is part of some big prefecture project. This project is very big, so success of this personnel exchange training will probably determine his career. Nomura goes to a supermarket called "Mantendo".

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Directors
Hiroshi Nishitani
Production companies
Fuji Television Network, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Kyodo Television, Shogakukan, Stardust Pictures, TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yuji OdaYuji OdaSatoshi Nomura
Ko ShibasakiKo ShibasakiAki Ninomiya
BengalBengalKazuyoshi Kurusu
Gaku HamadaGaku HamadaManabu Aki
Hisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaKanji Shimizu
Koji IshizakaKoji IshizakaHitoshi Koga
Mahiru KonnoMahiru KonnoTakako Shinozaki
Toru MasuokaToru MasuokaTakao Asano
Jin NakayamaJin NakayamaTaketsugu Shinozaki
Kaoru OkunukiKaoru OkunukiHiromi Sato
Wakako SakaiWakako SakaiYuriko Ogura
Kuranosuke SasakiKuranosuke SasakiKeita Sakurai
Soko WadaSoko WadaKyoichi Hamaoka
Kenichi YajimaKenichi YajimaYasuo Kitamura
Sayaka YamaguchiSayaka YamaguchiMika Tabata
Yasukiyo UmenoYasukiyo Umeno
Tatsuhito OkudaTatsuhito Okuda
Yoshiki ArizonoYoshiki Arizono
Hiroo ÔtakaHiroo Ôtaka

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