Top Cast
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Kyōko Asagiri
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Torazo Hirosawa
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Makoto Kobori
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Isamu Kosugi
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Michiko Kuwano
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Takeshi Sakamoto
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Kōkichi Takada
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Mieko Takamine
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Kinuko Wakamizu
Overview
Kotobuki-za is a story of the Naniwa-bushi singer Baichuken Tsurumaru.
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