The Great Passage

The Great Passage

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Drama

Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems.

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Ryuhei Matsuda
松田龍平
Mitsuya Majime
Aoi Miyazaki
宮﨑あおい
Kaguya Hayashi
Joe Odagiri
オダギリジョー
Masashi Nishioka
Haru Kuroki
黒木華
Midori Kishibe
Misako Watanabe
渡辺美佐子
Take
Chizuru Ikewaki
池脇千鶴
Remi Miyoshi
Shingo Tsurumi
鶴見辰吾
Murakoshi
Hiroko Isayama
伊佐山ひろ子
Kaoru Sasaki
Kaoru Yachigusa
八千草薫
Chie Matsumoto
Kaoru Kobayashi
小林薫
Kohei Araki
Gō Katō
加藤剛
Tomohiro Matsumoto
Kazuki Namioka
波岡一喜
Editor
Kumiko Aso
麻生久美子
Actress
Shohei Uno
宇野祥平
Shinichiro Miyamoto
Ryu Morioka
森岡龍
Egawa

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Release dateApr 13 2013

Runtime2 hours 13 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguageJapanese

Production companiesLittle More, TV Tokyo, Shochiku, Asmik Ace, dentsu, Kobunsha, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, TV Osaka, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, The Asahi Shimbun, Film Makers, Nikkatsu Studio, IMAGICA

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