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Kusuo Abe stars in this kaidan.
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Reviews
Pretty Good
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I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
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It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
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A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
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