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Synopsis
Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
Koji Imada
Cast
Sayaka Maeda
Cast
Takashi Fujii
Cast
Seiko Takuma
Cast
Tomomitsu Yamaguchi
Cast
Toshio Sakata
Cast
Jôji Shimaki
Cast
Rintaro Nishi
Cast
Kenichi Chujou
Cast
Masaaki Yuasa
Director
Masaaki Yuasa
Writer
Robin Nishi
Writer

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