Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya.
Mariko Ishihara
Kyoko Otonashi
Ken Ishiguro
Yusaku Godai
Masatô Ibu
Yotsuya
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Akemi Roppongi
Yumiko Fujita
Hanae Ichinose
Michiko Kawai
Nanao Kozue
Katsuhasa Nakagaki
Kentaro Ichinose
Kunie Tanaka
Man
Hisako Manda
Woman
Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya.
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