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Shigeo is released from prison and immediately beaten up by some old associates, which results in him losing his memory. Kasumi, who just by chance happens to be the manager of a band, takes him in and discovers his talent for singing.
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Shigeo is released from prison and immediately beaten up by some old associates, which results in him losing his memory. Kasumi, who just by chance happens to be the manager of a band, takes him in and discovers his talent for singing.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Tomoe Kanno
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Runtime:103 minutes
Studio:J Storm, GAGA Corporation, Matchpoint
Cast
Nobuhiro Yamashita
Director
Subaru Shibutani
Shigeo Omori / Pochi Man
Fumi Nikaido
Kasumi Sato
Sarina Suzuki
Makiko
Katsumi Kawahara
Takuya
Izumi Matsuoka
Noriko Omori
Shohei Uno
Toshiyuki Omori
Takumi Matsuzawa
Sho
Takashi Noguchi
Kotaro Sato
Suon Kan
Store Owner / Homeless / Tsukada / Kazuo Omori
Shinji Imaoka
Hospital Director Fujita
Haruki Nakagawa
Police Officer
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