

Overview
Thirteen years after abandoning his wife and two sons by stepping out for a pack of cigarettes and never returning, deadbeat gambler Masato dies of stomach cancer. At his funeral, a motley crew of fellow mahjong players, pachinko parlor employees and former drinking buddies gather to pay their respects and tell stories, revealing aspects of Masato’s life that complicate his sons’ resentment towards him.
Top Cast

Issey Takahashi
Koji Hashida

Mayu Matsuoka
Saori Nishida

Takumi Saitoh
Yoshiyuki Hashida

Misuzu Kanno
Yoko Hashida

Lily Franky
Masato Matsuda

Riku Onishi
Ryô Kitafuji

Junkichi Orimoto

Jun Murakami
Tomoki Tada

Hiroshi Kanbe
Junichi Uchiyama

Sairi Ito
Akiko Yoshida

Yohta Kawase
Marie Shirakawa
Key Film Crew
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