Blessing Bell
"A drama that represents the problem that everyone has, "What is true happiness for me?""
Existential study on a misplaced workers and ex-prisoner who moves through the city and his influence on other characters' lives.
"A drama that represents the problem that everyone has, "What is true happiness for me?""
Existential study on a misplaced workers and ex-prisoner who moves through the city and his influence on other characters' lives.
Susumu Terajima
Satoru Igarashi
Naomi Nishida
Iragashi's Wife
Itsuji Itao
Prisoner
Ryoko Shinohara
Single Mother
Sansei Shiomi
Yakuza
Kazuko Shirakawa
Bar Owner
Seijun Suzuki
Old Man's Ghost
Toru Tezuka
Man Who Doesn't Want to Pay His Bill
Kôji Yokokawa
Suicide Man
Existential study on a misplaced workers and ex-prisoner who moves through the city and his influence on other characters' lives.
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