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Tokyo Shutter Girl

Tokyo Shutter Girl

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Tokyo Shutter Girl

2013

1h 33m

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Drama

Overview

The movie Tokyo Shutter Girl, based on the comic series by Kenichi Kiriki, consists of three separate works by three separate directors, each set in Tokyo. It is about three Japanese schoolgirls in a photo club.

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9 featured cast members

Starring

Takemi Fujii

Takemi Fujii

Kôhei Hiramitsu

Yûsei Kiyota

Aoi Natsume

Mami Nishino

Noriyuki Ohashi

Herbie Yamaguchi

Sojiro Yoshimura

Sojiro Yoshimura

Kirara

Creative team

Directed by: Kotaro Terauchi
Motoyuki Kobayashi

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