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A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his movie-star wife in order to fool a chief from the South Seas.
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A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his movie-star wife in order to fool a chief from the South Seas.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama, Romance
Written By:Tadashi Naitô, Nobuhiko Obayashi, James Miki
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Runtime:109 minutes
Studio:Office Intenzio, PSC, Nippon Columbia, Joy Pack Film, Alfa Records, Amuse Cinema City
Cast
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Director
Yukihiro Takahashi
Shohei Nemoto
Kyō Kanoko
Mari Marimura
Miyoko Akaza
Fujiko Kinugasa
Wakaba Irie
Aki
Yuji Miyake
Kobayashi the Tile Craftsman
Masaaki Shirei
Self
Kangorō Nakamura
Director
Asuka Hisashi
Scripter
Norikazu Kobayashi
Assistant Director
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Cameraman
Akio Yokoyama
Manager
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