Cinematic Liars of Asahi-za(2021)
Movie theater Asahiza has existed for almost a 100 years in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. Unlike other theaters, Asahiza plays old films and doesn't get a lot of customers. The manger of Asahiza, Yasuzo Morita, finally decides to close down the theater. When he is about to burn the old 35 mm films, a young woman named Rika Motegi suddenly appears and tries to stop him. Rika Motegi came to Minamisoma from Tokyo to save Asahiza.
Movie: Cinematic Liars of Asahi-za
Top 9 Billed Cast
Rika Motegi
Yasuzo Morita
Mariko Tanaka
Sadao Okamoto
Kazuo Ichikawa
Kenji Kawashima
Mikio Hamano
Hideko Matsuyama
Bao
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Movie theater Asahiza has existed for almost a 100 years in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. Unlike other theaters, Asahiza plays old films and doesn't get a lot of customers. The manger of Asahiza, Yasuzo Morita, finally decides to close down the theater. When he is about to burn the old 35 mm films, a young woman named Rika Motegi suddenly appears and tries to stop him. Rika Motegi came to Minamisoma from Tokyo to save Asahiza.
Release Date
2021-09-10
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6
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
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日本語
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