Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories
1993 · 92 min · ★ 4.8 · Animation, Drama, Romance, Music
An OVA based on the work of Kawaguchi Kaiji consisting of nine independent stories, each animated by a different director. With Beatles music involved, somewhere.
Directed by Koji Morimoto
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Cho Man B (voice) -
Mika Doi Youko (voice) -
Hisao Egawa Gang Member A (voice) -
Hiroko Emori Woman (voice) -
Sakiko Tamagawa Saeko (voice) -
Yasunori Matsumoto Tatsuo (voice) -
Eiko Yamada Mother (voice) -
Nobuo Tobita Friend (voice) -
Chisato Nakajima Announcer (voice) -
Nobuyuki Furuta Boss (voice) -
Noriko Hidaka Natsuko (voice) -
Masato Hirano Boss (voice)
Make it a double feature
3h 15m togetherBoth from Koji Morimoto.
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