Uzumasa Jacopetti

Uzumasa Jacopetti

2013 · 83 min · Comedy

Set in Uzumasa, Kyoto, Shoji Hyakkan lives with his wife and kid happily. He then begins to build a house held together by magnets. One night, Koji steals and kills a cow, to use its cowhide as decoration wall material for his magnet house. By chance, Police Officer Kobayakawa happens to see what Shoji Hyakkan is doing. Police Officer Kobayakawa then offers Shoji a deal. (c) Asianwiki

Directed by Morirô Miyamoto · Written by Morirô Miyamoto

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