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The Sunday Runoff
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The Sunday Runoff

2022-01-07 · 107 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Drama

A comedy about how the world of politics really works! Tsutomu is a secretary for a member of the Japanese Parliament. After the latter suffers a heart attack, his daughter Yumi is chosen to fill his place in the next election because she seems easy to control. However, her unpredictable behavior soon throws the campaign out of control.

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Directors
Yûichirô Sakashita
Production companies
Pipeline, THE KLOCKWORX, BBB, TBS GLOWDIA, Quaras
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Masataka KubotaMasataka Kubota
Rie MiyazawaRie Miyazawa
Eiji AkasoEiji Akaso
Chika UchidaChika Uchida
Mantaro KoichiMantaro Koichi
Takuma OtooTakuma Otoo
Naoya KusakawaNaoya KusakawaHara

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