Movie: A Madder Red

Top 10 Billed Cast

Machiko Ono
尾野真千子

Ryoko Tanaka

Iori Wada
和田庵

Junpei Tanaka

Yuki Katayama
片山友希

Kei

Joe Odagiri
オダギリジョー

Yoichi Tanaka

Masatoshi Nagase
永瀬正敏

Nakamura

Hirota Otsuka
大塚ヒロタ

Kumaki Naoki

Tateto Serizawa
芹澤興人

Taki

Aki Maeda
前田亜季

Sachiko

Hideyuki Kasahara
笠原秀幸

Saiki

Shingo Tsurumi
鶴見辰吾

Arishima Ko

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    7 years ago, Yoichi died in a traffic accident. His wife Ryoko did not receive compensation from her husband's death. She has since raised her son Junpei by herself. Junpei is now a middle school student. Ryoko also cares for her father-in-law, who lives in a nursing home and she also runs a cafe. Her care is in a difficult situation due to Covid-19, while Junpei experiences bullying at school.

  • Release Date

    2021-05-21

  • Average

    7.2

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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