The Wife of Gegege

A woman from rural Japan marries a struggling cartoonist in Tokyo. Their life is difficult before he finds success, but at least they're together.

Cast

Kazue Fukiishi

as Nunoe Mura

Kankuro Kudo

as Shigeru Mura

Maki Sakai

as Hatsue Tadokoro

Jun Murakami

as Shiro Kanauchi

Masaru Miyazaki

as Shoji Yasui

Tasuku Emoto

as Tsuruhutoshi Sakuma

Kami Hiraiwa

as Tadako Iizuka

Keiichi Suzuki

as Mutsuo Tsuzuki

Yuu Tokui

as Merarihyon

Kaho Minami

as Kotoe Takeryou

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