We Make Antiques!

Sakai is a city near Osaka by the bay famous for its swords in the old days and kitchen knives today. Norio is an antique dealer in the city. Sasuke is a potter in the city. Seventeenth century tea master Sen No Rikyu appears before them one day.

Cast

Kiichi Nakai

as Norio Koike

Kuranosuke Sasaki

as Sasuke Noda

Tomochika

as Yasuko Noda

Aoi Morikawa

as Imari Ohara

Tomoya Maeno

as Seiji Noda

Keiko Horiuchi

as Yoko Ohara

Toshio Sakata

as Yocchan

Houka Kinoshita

as Nishida

Tsukaji Muga

as Shiro Tanaka

Jakujaku Katsura

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