Top Cast
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Tadanobu Asano
Kuboshima Seiichiro
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Akira Terao
Nomiyama Gyouji
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Rikako Yagi
Yukie (Young)
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Yasuo Daichi
Hidaka Toshinori
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Takashi Sasano
Izawa Tamisuke
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Denden
Shiino Chikara
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Yuki Saori
Sakuma Shizuko
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Sarutoki Minagawa
Maruyama
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Toshie Negishi
Shiino Yasuko
Overview
A story about how Kuboshima Seiichiro overcomes various difficulties to open Mugonkan, an art museum in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, featuring artworks by students before they were sent to fight in WWII.
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