

One Million Yen Girl
2008-07-19 · 121 min · ★ 7.2
A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
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- Directors
- Yuki Tanada
- Production companies
- Nikkatsu Corporation, Express, Gentosha, dentsu, WOWOW, Pony Canyon, Nikkatsu Studio, Itoh Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Yu AoiSuzuko Sato
Ryusei SaitoTakuya Sato
Mirai MoriyamaRyohei Nakajima
Pierre TakiHaruo Fujii
Sumie SasakiKinu Fujii
Keisuke HoribeKogure
Saya YūkiTomoyo Miyamoto
Takashi SasanoSiraishi
Taro IshidaMr. Ueda
Terunosuke TakezaiYuuki
Ayumu SaitoYuzo Kurosawa
Tamae AndoHiromi Kurosawa
Tomohisa YugeTakeshi Hamada
Kami HiraiwaRiko
Noriko EguchiYayoi Asano
Kenichi YajimaSuzuko & Takuya's Father
Midoriko KimuraSuzuko & Takuya's Mother
Takeshi YamamotoReal Estate Agent
Takashi YamanakaRyohei's Co-workerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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