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[Ishii] takes his time telling this warm story of the 15-year creation of a definitive print dictionary, but it's a worthy journey.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
The Great Passage
Will The Great Passage ever be completed?
2013 · 2h 13m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Yuya Ishii
Overview
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems.
Director and cast
- Yuya Ishii Director
- Ryuhei Matsuda as Mitsuya Majime
- Aoi Miyazaki as Kaguya Hayashi
- Joe Odagiri as Masashi Nishioka
- Haru Kuroki as Midori Kishibe
- Misako Watanabe as Take
- Chizuru Ikewaki as Remi Miyoshi
- Shingo Tsurumi as Murakoshi
- Hiroko Isayama as Kaoru Sasaki
- Kaoru Yachigusa as Chie Matsumoto
- Kaoru Kobayashi as Kohei Araki
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