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The First Catch

19801h 31mMovie

Based on the comic book series of the same name by Yûsuke Aoyagi.

Comedy
Fishing

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Cast

Yoshiko Tanaka
Junpei Katô
Miyako Yamaguchi
Аko
Nobuto Okamoto
Keizo Kanie
Masaru Shiga
Hatsuo Yamaya
Kai Ato
Gō Awazu
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Toshie Kobayashi
Yoshiko Maki
Botan Senba

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Director: Yoichi Maeda
Writers: Yoichi Maeda, Shingo Matsubara
Release date: December 27, 1980
Runtime: 1h 31m
Original language: Japanese
Studios: Shochiku, Kitty Films

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Psychic Kusuo20175.6
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Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs20238.1
Mr. Bones20014.8
Class Rank20177.5
The Paper Tigers20207.8
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen20156.4
Accident Man20186.7
Louis C.K.: Oh My God20138.5

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