Operation Love Special
2008 · 114 min · ★ 7.7 · Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
Directed by Gaku Narita · Written by Shigeki Kaneko
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Tomohisa Yamashita Ken Iwase -
Masami Nagasawa Rei Yoshida -
Nana Eikura Eri Oku -
Gaku Hamada Hisashi Tsurumi -
Yuta Hiraoka Mikio Enokido -
Naohito Fujiki Tetsuya Tada -
Hiroshi Mikami Yosei/Fairy -
Yutaka Matsushige Matsunori Ito -
Gota Watabe Socrates -
Leo Morimoto Takanori Yoshida -
Yoshiko Miyazaki Reina Yoshida
Make it a double feature
3h 17m togetherA close match in mood and era.
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