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Togashi, an enthusiastic marathon runner and his wife are occupied with their daughter Mayumi's grade school entrance examinations, but he becomes jobless when his company folds. To regain his confidence Togashi decides to join the marathon that is taking place on the very day of his daughter's examination and the all important interview.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 63GoodWatch 72
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 54 min
A typical length for dramas, +5 min on the typical 109
typical 109114Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1999
July 3, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
and 9 more12 people
Directing · 1
- Yojiro Takita Director
Writing · 3
- Nobuyuki Isshiki Writer
- Hiroshi Saito Screenplay
- Keigo Higashino Novel
Editing · 1
- Isao Tomita Editor
Sound · 4
- Toshihiko Sato Original Music Composer
- Ryudo Uzaki Music
- Tatsuro Yamashita Music, Compositor
- Mariya Takeuchi Songs
Art · 1
- Kyōko Heya Production Design
Other crew · 1
- Naoki Kayano Cinematography
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