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Zipang

2004-10-07 · 24 min / episode · ★ 7.2

Animation · Drama · War & Politics

Based on the manga by Kaiji Kawaguchi. A modern detachment of the Japan Self-Defense Forces finds itself transported back in time to 1942. The JSDF force must decide whether or not to change the course of history by involving itself in WWII.

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Studio Deen, TBS
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Japan
Status
Ended

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Yoshiko IsekiYoshiko Iseki
Tetsu InadaTetsu Inada
Takanori HoshinoTakanori Hoshino
Naru KawamotoNaru Kawamoto
Yusaku YaraYusaku Yara

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