Toad's Oil

Toad's Oil

2009 · 131 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

The story of Takuro Yazawa, a day trader who claims he can earn hundreds of millions of yen in one day, and those around him as they attempt to cope with the death of his son and somehow find a way to benefit spiritually from the experience.

Directed by Koji Yakusho

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Koji Yakusho Takuro Yazawa
Eita Nagayama Tetsuya Yazawa
Satomi Kobayashi Terumi Yazawa
Fumi Nikaido Hikari
Kaoru Yachigusa Hikari's Grandmother

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