Mariko Kawana: Female Cat Stepmother (2002)
The old Bizan family. Samon, the head of the family, his older brother Tamio, his wife Fumiko, and his younger brother Takuichi, who was adopted by his relative the Koga family, and his wife Yuko. Freelance writer Sumie was hired to write Samon's biography. Samon, who had fallen in love with her before he knew it, proposed to her out of desperation...
Director:
Sachi Hamano
Writer:
Kuninori Yamazaki
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Mariko Kawana as Bizan Sumie |
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Motoko Sasaki as Fumiko Biyama |
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Kyôko Kazama as Yuko Koga |
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Kinichi Kusumi as Bizan Samon |
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Seiji Nakamitsu as Tamio Bizan |
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Tôshi Yanagi as Takuichi Koga |
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Naohiro Hirakawa as Kouji Aoki |
| Writing | Kuninori Yamazaki | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kazutaka Okazaki | Still Photographer |
| Production | Teiji Inayama | Coordinating Producer |
| Crew | Katsuji Oyamada | Cinematography |
| Production | Shizuo Suzuki | Producer |
| Directing | Sachi Hamano | Director |
| Directing | Makoto Matsuoka | Assistant Director |