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Life Can Be So Wonderful
Genres
Drama
Overview
Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama from Japan.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
70 min
Release Date
2007-09-15
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Ryuhei Matsuda
Shuichi
Reina Asami
Tomoko
Akira Emoto
Haeo
Mikako Ichikawa
Kanoko
Hitomi Katayama
Mayumi
Hana Kino
Shizue
Miyuki Matsuda
Noe
Toshinori Omi
Customer
Kyooko Tooyama
Hostess
Kōta Kusano
Daisuke
Ryo Segawa
Kuniro
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