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Synopsis
Graduate Okajima finds his old-fashioned beard makes life difficult in a comedy exploring the tension between tradition and modernity.
Tokihiko Okada
Cast
Hiroko Kawasaki
Cast
Chōko Iida
Cast
Satoko Date
Cast
Ichirō Tsukida
Cast
Toshiko Iizuka
Cast
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Cast
Takeshi Sakamoto
Cast
Tatsuo Saitō
Cast
Sōtarō Okada
Cast
Yasujirō Ozu
Director
Komatsu Kitamura
Writer
Lex Neal
Writer

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