Heaven's Bookstore(2004)
Kenta, a young pianist who has just lost his job, is drowning his woes at a bar, when he meets a man in a Hawaiian shirt named Yamaki. He invites Kenta to work with him, and the next thing he knows, Kenta wakes up to find himself in a room he has never been in before. It is a strange room that seems to have no connection to life. He descends a staircase to find many shelves of books.
Movie: Heaven's Bookstore
Top 10 Billed Cast
Shoko / Natsuko
Kenta
Yui
Satoshi
Maru
Sentaro
Concert Manager
Taeko Nagase
Ikuro Nagase
Ota
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Kenta, a young pianist who has just lost his job, is drowning his woes at a bar, when he meets a man in a Hawaiian shirt named Yamaki. He invites Kenta to work with him, and the next thing he knows, Kenta wakes up to find himself in a room he has never been in before. It is a strange room that seems to have no connection to life. He descends a staircase to find many shelves of books.
Release Date
2004-06-05
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5.893
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日本語
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