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Grandfather's Lamp(2011)
Status: Released
Date: 2011-03-05
78%
7 Votes
Time: 0h 25m
Overview:
A boy finds a strange object while playing hide-and-seek. His grandfather tells him the story of his own youth, and the important role the old lamp played. This story is about the modernization of Japan and the changes that came with it.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Grandfather's Lamp
Top 8 Billed Cast
神谷浩史
巳之助 (voice)
清水理沙
セツ (voice)
藤本譲
巳之助 - 老年期 (voice)
サエキトモ
巳之助 - 13歳 (voice)
伊藤和晃
区長 (voice)
谷育子
万屋の婆さん (voice)
小形満
ランプ屋の主人 (voice)
平田真菜
東一 (voice)
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A boy finds a strange object while playing hide-and-seek. His grandfather tells him the story of his own youth, and the important role the old lamp played. This story is about the modernization of Japan and the changes that came with it.
Release Date
2011-03-05
Average
7.8
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