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The First Catch
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The First Catch

1980-12-27 · 91 min · ★ 3.5

Comedy

Based on the comic book series of the same name by Yûsuke Aoyagi.

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Directors
Yoichi Maeda
Production companies
Shochiku, Kitty Films
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yoshiko TanakaYoshiko Tanaka
Junpei Katô
Miyako YamaguchiMiyako Yamaguchi
АkoАko
Nobuto Okamoto
Keizo KanieKeizo Kanie
Masaru ShigaMasaru Shiga
Hatsuo YamayaHatsuo Yamaya
Kai AtoKai Ato
Gō AwazuGō Awazu
Atsuko KawaguchiAtsuko Kawaguchi
Toshie Kobayashi
Yoshiko Maki
Botan Senba
Mikio NaritaMikio Narita
Takeshi KatōTakeshi Katō
Kirin KikiKirin Kiki
Joe ShishidoJoe Shishido

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