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Maruyama, The Middle Schooler (2013)

Genre : Comedy, Fantasy, Drama, Family, Crime

Runtime : 1H 59M

Director : Kankuro Kudo
Writer : Kankuro Kudo

Synopsis

Katsuya Maruyama (Hiraoka Takuma) is a middle school student boy full of obscene thoughts. He then meets Tatsuo Shimoi (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi), a single father who moves into the same apartment complex. Tatsuo Shimoi is a bit of an enigma: he doesn't get along with the housewives in the apartment complex and doesn't appear to work. Through his encounter with the mysterious single father, Katsuya grows as a person.

Actors

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Tasuo
Takuma Hiraoka
Takuma Hiraoka
Katsuya Maruyama
Yang Ik-june
Yang Ik-june
Yuiko Kariya
Yuiko Kariya
Yuzuka Shimizu
Maki Sakai
Maki Sakai
Mizuki Maruyama
Toru Nakamura
Toru Nakamura
Katsuyuki Maruyama
Sarutoki Minagawa
Sarutoki Minagawa
Hosono
Hiroki Miyake
Hiroki Miyake
Wrestling coach Umeda
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Shimizu's mother
Kenji Endo
Kenji Endo
Inoue's grandfather
Fumina Hara
Fumina Hara
Miura
Ryo Iwamatsu
Ryo Iwamatsu
Nanami Nabemoto
Nanami Nabemoto
Maho Nonami
Maho Nonami
Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi
Saito
Rino Kobayashi
Rino Kobayashi
Hikaru Inoue
Miwako Shishido
Miwako Shishido
Murata
Yusuke Shoji
Yusuke Shoji

Crews

Kankuro Kudo
Kankuro Kudo
Director
Kankuro Kudo
Kankuro Kudo
Screenplay
Ryuji Miyajima
Ryuji Miyajima
Editor
Masahiko Mizuguchi
Masahiko Mizuguchi
Producer
Kazutoshi Wadakura
Kazutoshi Wadakura
Producer
Kazushige Tanaka
Kazushige Tanaka
Director of Photography

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