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2003
2h 15m
6.5(15 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

The four Takezawa sisters discover that their father has an illegitimate child so they hire a private detective to investigate.

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Production Companies

Mainichi Shimbun
Nippan Group Holdings
Hakuhodo
TOHO
Toho Pictures

Cast & Crew

16 members
Acting

大竹しのぶ

Tsunako Mitamura - First Daughter

大竹しのぶ
Acting

黒木瞳

Makiko Satomi - Second Daughter

黒木瞳
Acting

深津絵里

Takiko Takezawa - Third Daughter

深津絵里
Acting

深田恭子

Sakiko Kamiuchi - Fourth Daughter

深田恭子
Acting

仲代達矢

Kotaro Takezawa

仲代達矢
Acting

八千草薫

Takezawa Fuji

八千草薫
Acting

小林薫

Takao Satomi

小林薫
Acting

中村獅童

Shizuo Katsumata

中村獅童
Acting

Rikiya Kurokawa

Hidemitsu Jinnai

Rikiya Kurokawa
Acting

十代目 坂東三津五郎

Shoji Masukawa

十代目 坂東三津五郎
Acting

桃井かおり

Toyoko Masukawa

桃井かおり
Acting

紺野美沙子

Tomoko Tsuchiya

紺野美沙子
Acting

木村佳乃

Keiko Akagi

木村佳乃
Acting

益岡徹

Ogata

益岡徹
Acting

長澤まさみ

Yoko Satomi

長澤まさみ
Acting

Yasuyuki Hamaya

Boxer

Yasuyuki Hamaya

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