Comedy, Drama
The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study for entrance to Tokyo University to set up a career with a major company. He dreams of sparing Junnosuke the struggles that he has faced as a writer. The family continues to rely upon Hiromi's income from her bar. Meanwhile a rival story, The Virus, by a new writer has appeared in the periodical that has been publishing his stories "Boy's Adventure Book" and he fears the new competition. Norifumi Suzuki also receives a new TV, but more of a deluxe model. Mutsuko Hoshino (Roku) is still the principal mechanic in the Suzuki family's auto repair shop, but she dresses up some mornings to go to a nearby street with the hope of a "chance" meeting with Dr...
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IMDB 5.4 | Dec , 1990
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IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 2024
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IMDB 5.1 | Mar , 1967
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IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 2018
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2024
The story of the Londoners recruited to be freedom fighters during the South African apartheid during the 1960s.Canary Season
IMDB 9.7 | Nov , 1993
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IMDB 6.8 | May , 2024
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IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2015
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IMDB 6.2 | Jun , 2020
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IMDB 8 | Dec , 2022
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2019
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IMDB 5.1 | Jul , 1969
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IMDB 0 | May , 2026
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IMDB 5 | Jul , 2015
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IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2024
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IMDB 5.3 | Aug , 2019
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2021
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IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 2014
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IMDB 6.1 | Nov , 1986
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IMDB 5.1 | Mar , 1968
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