Cinematic Liars of Asahi-za (2021)

6.0/10 114 min Drama

Overview

Movie theater Asahiza has existed for almost a 100 years in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. Unlike other theaters, Asahiza plays old films and doesn't get a lot of customers. The manger of Asahiza, Yasuzo Morita, finally decides to close down the theater. When he is about to burn the old 35 mm films, a young woman named Rika Motegi suddenly appears and tries to stop him. Rika Motegi came to Minamisoma from Tokyo to save Asahiza.

Cast

Mitsuki Takahata

Rika Motegi

Kyotaro Yanagiya

Yasuzo Morita

Kayoko Okubo

Mariko Tanaka

Masahiro Komoto

Sadao Okamoto

Yū Kamio

Kazuo Ichikawa

Pistol Takehara

Kenji Kawashima

Ken Mitsuishi

Mikio Hamano

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Hideko Matsuyama

Hiroki Sano

Bao

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