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Miko no bihada
Kazuyo, who possesses a slightly stronger-than-average spiritual intuition, had been working as a fortune teller in Tokyo; however, she fled to a rural town with her lazy boyfriend, Ichiro, to escape the debt collectors after he racked up a massive debt. While standing under a waterfall, Kazuyo lost her clothes and bag to the current, forcing her to don a shrine maiden’s robe that Ichiro had stolen. Tominaga, a prominent local figure who happened to pass by, fell instantly in love with Kazuyo in her shrine maiden attire; upon learning she was a psychic, he suggested she set up a spiritual fortune-telling business in the detached building of his estate...
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Kazuyo, who possesses a slightly stronger-than-average spiritual intuition, had been working as a fortune teller in Tokyo; however, she fled to a rural town with her lazy boyfriend, Ichiro, to escape the debt collectors after he racked up a massive debt. While standing under a waterfall, Kazuyo lost her clothes and bag to the current, forcing her to don a shrine maiden’s robe that Ichiro had stolen. Tominaga, a prominent local figure who happened to pass by, fell instantly in love with Kazuyo in her shrine maiden attire; upon learning she was a psychic, he suggested she set up a spiritual fortune-telling business in the detached building of his estate...
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Written By:Kyoko Godai
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Runtime:60 minutes
Studio:Kobayashi Productions, Okura Pictures
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