CinemaOSMovie · 2004 · 2h 1m

University of Laughs

72%(39)IMDbComedyDrama

In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.

Directed byMamoru Hoshi

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Status: Released
Runtime: 2h 1m
Language: JA
Released: October 30, 2004

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited

Starring

Koji Yakusho

Mutsuo Sakisaka

Goro Inagaki

Hajime Tsubaki

Masaya Takahashi

Masao Komatsu

Tae Kimura

Ai Kato

Creative team

Directed by: Mamoru Hoshi
Written by: Koki Mitani
Produced by: Yumiko Shigeoka
Minami Ichikawa

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