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1953 · 111 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy
1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.
Directed by Seiji Maruyama · Written by Naoyuki Hatta
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Ryō Ikebe Botchan -
Mariko Okada Madonna -
Hisaya Morishige Akashatsu -
Murasaki Fujima -
Eitarō Ozawa Yamaarashi -
Kumeko Urabe Kiyo -
Atsushi Watanabe Chinese classics teacher -
Makoto Kobori Tanuki -
Zeko Nakamura Ikagin -
Jun Tatara Nodaiko - A Akira Sera Uranari
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Kiyoko Hirai
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