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License to Live

1999-01-23 · 110 min · ★ 6.3

Drama · Comedy

Having fallen into a coma following a car accident at 14, Yutaka wakes ten years later and realizes that his family is no longer intact: father, mother and sister live at different places, so he decides to reopen the farm that his family once ran.

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Production details

Directors
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Production companies
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hidetoshi NishijimaHidetoshi NishijimaYutaka Yoshii
Koji YakushoKoji YakushoFujimori
Shun SugataShun SugataShinichiro Yoshii
LilyLilySachiko Iwatani
Kumiko AsoKumiko AsoChizuru Yoshii
Show AikawaShow AikawaKasaki
Yoriko DoguchiYoriko DoguchiMiki
Ren OsugiRen OsugiMurota
Hiromitsu SuzukiHiromitsu SuzukiKurume
Kosuke ToyoharaKosuke ToyoharaDoctor
Masahiro TodaMasahiro TodaAkira Ueda
Michi YamamuraMichi YamamuraUeda's Mother
Tarō SuwaTarō SuwaOld Man
Akira OtakaAkira OtakaGarbage Man
Hajime InoueHajime InoueOfficer
Masaharu IshibashiNews Announcer
Yukari Fuyune
Sakiko Hashimoto
Miyako KawaharaMiyako Kawahara
Mayuko Kimura

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