Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki (1985)
Seven raccoons with supernatural powers sneak into a freight train, disguise themselves as humans, and head to Tokyo with the intention to create a band. They become superstars "Checkers" but their true identity will be revealed very soon.
Director:
Tōru Kawashima
Writer:
Tōru Kawashima
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Fumiya Fujii as |
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Yoshihiko Takamoku as |
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Yuji Odoi as |
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Masaharu Tsuruku as |
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Yoshiya Tokunaga as |
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Jun Togawa as TV Reporter |
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Tōru Takeuchi as |
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Naoyuki Fujii as |
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Yumiko Morishita as |
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Yoshiko Miyazaki as |
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Johnny Ohkura as |
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Ichirō Zaitsu as |
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Isao Bitō as |
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Michio Kida as |
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Kumeko Urabe as |
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Ichirō Arishima as |
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Kyôhei Shibata as |
| Directing | Tōru Kawashima | Director |
| Writing | Tōru Kawashima | Screenplay |
| Production | Haruo Shikanai | Executive Producer |
| Production | 日枝久 | Production Manager |
| Production | Yutaka Okada | Producer |
| Production | Masaru Kakutani | Producer |
| Production | Yoshihisa Nakagawa | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Yonezō Maeda | Director of Photography |
| Art | Katsumi Nakazawa | Art Direction |
| Sound | Hiroaki Serizawa | Music Director |
| Sound | Osamu Onodera | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Kazuo Yabe | Gaffer |
| Editing | Isao Tomita | Editor |
| Directing | Masamichi Sato | Assistant Director |
| Camera | 久井田誠 | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | 仁瓶まゆみ | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Michio Akiyama | Creative Director |