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Paco and the Magical Book (2008)

Great happiness from a little girl.

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Family

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Tetsuya Nakashima

Synopsis

There once was a hospital where patients and even doctors & nurses were all weird. Above all, Onuki, a patient who built up his company all by himself from scratch, is a super cranky old man. One day, he meets up a girl called Paco, who cannot retain memory beyond one day due to a car accident. She is reading the same picture book everyday. Onuki starts bonding with Paco after some incident, and begins to doubt his way of living. He starts wanting to do something for Paco with his remaining life, and comes up with a brilliant idea. This pleases Paco, but their fate is?

Actors

Ayaka Wilson
Ayaka Wilson
Paco
Koji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho
Onuki
Ryo Kase
Ryo Kase
Koichi
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Muromachi
Anna Tsuchiya
Anna Tsuchiya
Tamako
Gekidan Hitori
Gekidan Hitori
Takita
Jun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura
Kinomoto
Takaya Yamauchi
Takaya Yamauchi
Ryumonji
Sadawo Abe
Sadawo Abe
Horigome
Eiko Koike
Eiko Koike
Masami
Takaya Kamikawa
Takaya Kamikawa
Asano
Shihori Kanjiya
Shihori Kanjiya
Sayuki Matsumoto
Sayuki Matsumoto

Crews

Tetsuya Nakashima
Tetsuya Nakashima
Director
Tetsuya Nakashima
Tetsuya Nakashima
Writer
Nobuhiro Monma
Nobuhiro Monma
Writer
Hirohito Goto
Hirohito Goto
Writer
Morio Amagi
Morio Amagi
Producer
Yutaka Suzuki
Yutaka Suzuki
Producer
Yoshishige Shimatani
Yoshishige Shimatani
Executive Producer
Gabriele Roberto
Gabriele Roberto
Music
Yoshiyuki Koike
Yoshiyuki Koike
Editor
Towako Kuwajima
Towako Kuwajima
Production Design
Towako Kuwashima
Towako Kuwashima
Art Direction
Hiromi Shintani
Hiromi Shintani
Costume Design
Shôichi Atô
Shôichi Atô
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Paco and the Magical Picture Book trailer [ENG SUB]
パコと魔法の絵本(プレビュー)

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