
Gold Medal Man
2016-10-22 · 108 min · ★ 5.5
Senichi was born in 1964, when the entire nation was excited about the Tokyo Olympics. As an elementary student, Senichi won a footrace and got a taste of what winning felt like. Since then, Senichi takes part in various competitions including drawing and usually wins. He keeps struggling to win gold medals at competitions.
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Production details
- Directors
- Teruyoshi Uchimura
- Production companies
- Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Digital Frontier, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Maseki Geinou Co., Nippon Television Network Corporation, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Teruyoshi UchimuraSenichi Akita
Yuri ChinenSenichi Akita (teen)
Tae KimuraYoriko Kametani
Tsuyoshi MuroShuntaro Murata
Tao TsuchiyaMidori Yokoi
Nana SeinoYoriko Hojo
Hirona YamazakiMegumi Hashimoto
Aoi MorikawaAki Shinomiya
Moka KamishiraishiYoko Kuroki
Sei HiraizumiTomeichi Akita
Yoshiko MiyazakiFusae Akita
Tsurube ShofukuteiTorata Nanba
Riku OnishiSenichi Akita
Yo OizumiTeacher Kawahara
Karen OtomoRinko Mamiya
Yuma SasanoKeiji Takeoka
Takuma OtooTeacher Tasaki
Naoto Takenakaprincipal
Naoki TanakaTeacher Nakano
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