Mugonkan

2022

1h 36m

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Drama

Overview

A story about how Kuboshima Seiichiro overcomes various difficulties to open Mugonkan, an art museum in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, featuring artworks by students before they were sent to fight in WWII.

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14 members

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浅野忠信

Kuboshima Seiichiro

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寺尾聰

Nomiyama Gyouji

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八木莉可子

Yukie (Young)

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大地康雄

Hidaka Toshinori

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笹野高史

Izawa Tamisuke

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緒方義博

Shiino Chikara

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由紀さおり

Sakuma Shizuko

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皆川猿時

Maruyama

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根岸季衣

Shiino Yasuko

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Yukiko Yoshino

Shiino Hideko

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片岡明日香

Housewife

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影山拓也

Hidaka Yasunori

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檀ふみ

Yukie

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渡辺真起子

Yamaryo Mari

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