Movie: Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)

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Yuko Asano
浅野ゆう子

George Tokoro
所ジョージ

Naoko Amihama
網浜直子

Mie Nakao
中尾ミエ

Kin Sugai
菅井きん

Daijirō Harada
原田大二郎

Shigeru Muroi
室井滋

Noriko Sengoku
千石規子

Akihiro Shimizu
清水昭博

Toru Kazama
風間トオル

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    どんでん家族(離婚ごっこ)

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    A housewife whose memoir of divorce is selected becomes an editorial staff member, something she has always dreamed of. However, her divorce is a fabrication. Unable to back out, the couple decides to "fake a divorce"...

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