Movie: I am a Monk

Top 10 Billed Cast

Atsushi Ito
伊藤淳史

Koen Shirakawa

Mizuki Yamamoto
山本美月

Kyoko Ochi

Junpei Mizobata
溝端淳平

Shinji Higaki

Gaku Hamada
濱田岳

Kota Kurimoto

Miyuki Matsuda
松田美由紀

Machiko Shirakata

Issey Ogata
イッセー尾形

Akira Arai

Daichi Watanabe
渡辺大知

Takanori Minegishi

Yuya Endo
遠藤雄弥

Takeshi Shinabe

Ryusuke Komakine
駒木根隆介

Tatsuhito Masaoka

Ayumu Saito
斎藤歩

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    ボクは坊さん。

  • Overview

    After the death of his grandfather, Koen Shirakawa (Atsushi Ito) quits his job at a bookstore and goes to a temple to become a monk.

  • Release Date

    2015-10-24

  • Average

    6.3

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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