Totto Channel

1987 1h 37m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Early days of the Japanese television broadcasting, through the eyes of an ingenue who is trained as a contract actress.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuki Saito
Tetsuko Shibayanagi
Noriko Watanabe
Ryoko Nishizato
Rikako Murakami
Kaoru Nakamura
Naoko Amihama
Miho Yokoi
Masahiro Takashima
Keiichiro Kurosawa
Hiromichi Hori
Kouji Imaizumi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuki Ōmori
Writers: Kazuki Ōmori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Yuki Saito and Noriko Watanabe and Rikako Murakami carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0094168 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuki Ōmori directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Yuki Saito and Noriko Watanabe and Rikako Murakami carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0094168 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.