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次郎長三国志 第一部 次郎長売出す
1952
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放浪三昧
Duration: 0 h 41 m | 1928
Date Mosui, a young samurai, one day gets a scolding from a nameless ronin that sets him thinking about what life is all about and his ways of living. His frined, Ando Kichinosuke, is alarmed at Mosui's despondency and invites him to his house as his little sister Tsuyu and he try to cheer him up.
Drama
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