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Chichi to Musuko no Chika Idol
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Chichi to Musuko no Chika Idol

2020-02-23 · 95 min · ★ 6.7

Music · Family · Drama · TV Movie

A high school teacher, struggling to keep up with today's youth and estranged from his only son, receives the news about a terrible accident that left his son in a coma. Wanting to know more about his son's life, he finds out that he's been working as a producer for a new underground idol group who are now left without a guiding hand.

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Directors
Hatsuki Yokoo
Production companies
WOWOW FILMS, WOWOW
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yuki ImaiYuki ImaiTaguchi Yojiro
Yutaka MatsushigeYutaka MatsushigeSendo
Kai InowakiKai InowakiSendo Katsuki
Yumi WakatsukiYumi WakatsukiKirei Shiina
Konatsu KatoKonatsu KatoAtou Hirari
Miori TakimotoMiori Takimoto

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