Movie: 佐賀のがばいばあちゃん

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Yoshiko Kayama
香山美子

Reiko Takashima
高島礼子

Ayako Kobayashi
小林綾子

Eisaku Shindō
新藤栄作

Rakkyo Ide
井手らっきょ

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    A film adaptation of the great hit memoir of Shimada Yoshichi 'Saga no Gabai Bachan' which sold a total of 6.7 million copies for the entire series. He directed and wrote the script for this film. This tear-jerking and side-splitting work depicts the days of a boy and his "gabai (amazing)" grandmother who overcomes poverty with her bright nature and witty words. In 1958, first grader Akihiro (Morita Haruto) is sent to live with his grandmother (Kayama Yoshiko) in Saga Prefecture as his family struggles financially. He is initially bewildered by the unfamiliar countryside life, but grows into an energetic boy with the help of his lively grandmother.

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    2009-04-11

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