The Great Passage
Apr 13 2013
•2h 13m
•Drama
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.
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Ryuhei Matsuda
Mitsuya Majime
Aoi Miyazaki
Kaguya Hayashi
Joe Odagiri
Masashi Nishioka
Haru Kuroki
Midori Kishibe
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