Movie: University of Laughs

Top 6 Billed Cast

Koji Yakusho
役所広司

Mutsuo Sakisaka

Goro Inagaki
稲垣吾郎

Hajime Tsubaki

Masaya Takahashi
高橋昌也

Masao Komatsu
小松政夫

Tae Kimura
木村多江

Ai Kato
加藤あい

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    In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.

  • Release Date

    2004-10-30

  • Average

    7.043

  • Rating:

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    日本語
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