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A Town and a Tall Chimney

Original title: Aru machi no takai entotsu
  • 2019
  • 2h 10m
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A Town and a Tall Chimney (2019)
JapaneseDrama

The year is 1910. Sekine Saburo (Ide Asato) is a landowner's son living in a beautiful village within Ibaraki Prefecture. He is informed by a mining engineer of the dangers posed by the smok... Read allThe year is 1910. Sekine Saburo (Ide Asato) is a landowner's son living in a beautiful village within Ibaraki Prefecture. He is informed by a mining engineer of the dangers posed by the smoke pollution from the Hitachi Mine in the neighboring village. Furthermore, it is revealed ... Read allThe year is 1910. Sekine Saburo (Ide Asato) is a landowner's son living in a beautiful village within Ibaraki Prefecture. He is informed by a mining engineer of the dangers posed by the smoke pollution from the Hitachi Mine in the neighboring village. Furthermore, it is revealed permission to mine was granted by his grandfather (Nakadai Tatsuya) thirty years ago. Seki... Read all

  • Director
    • Katsuya Matsumura
  • Writers
    • Katsuya Matsumura
    • Jirô Nitta
    • Yoshinori Watanabe
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    • Asato Ide
    • Dai Watanabe
    • Riria Baba
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    • Director
      • Katsuya Matsumura
    • Writers
      • Katsuya Matsumura
      • Jirô Nitta
      • Yoshinori Watanabe
    • Stars
      • Asato Ide
      • Dai Watanabe
      • Riria Baba
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    Asato Ide
    • SEKINE Saburo
    Dai Watanabe
    • KAYA Jumpei
    Riria Baba
    Riria Baba
    • KAYA Chiho
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    Kôji Kikkawa
    • KIHARA Kichinosuke
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • SEKINE Hyoma
    Rii Ishihara
    Rii Ishihara
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    • Director
      • Katsuya Matsumura
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      • Katsuya Matsumura
      • Jirô Nitta
      • Yoshinori Watanabe
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      • June 22, 2019 (Japan)
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      • Japan
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    • Also known as
      • ある町の高い煙突
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