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Tanabata's Wife

Tanabata's Wife

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Tanabata's Wife

2019

1h 30m

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Overview

An adaptation of Sinai Hamada's short story. A Japanese farmer living in the Cordilleras hires a Bontoc woman to work at his farm, and eventually marries her.

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12 members

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Mia Fanglayan

Fas-ang

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Kurt "Ayeo-eo" Lumbag Alalag

Okdo

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Miyuki Kamimura

Tanabata

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Danilo Balanay

Tiago

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Yoshiro Takada

Terada

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Yoshihito Tsukasa

Okamoto

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Shane Daweg

Bontoc Woman

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Rainell Cosme

Bontoc

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John Rey Sagamla

Fas-ang's Father

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Lito Casaje

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Kislap Alitaptap

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Brian Arda

Buklao

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