The Great Tale of the Great Tatami Progenitor

The Great Tale of the Great Tatami Progenitor

1980 · 97 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama, Comedy

A young man from Kyushu,Adachi Futoshi had come to Tokyo to make a life. Adachi moved into a small room in a local boarding house, but he was unprepared for what life will throw at him. The room next to him boards a local gangster whose gang is a menace to the neighborhood, a bit further down lives a boy who dresses like a woman. And the old people managing the boarding house are quite peculiar too. Based on the manga by Leiji Matsumoto.

Directed by Chūsei Sone · Written by Chūsei Sone

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