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Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan (or "Hiragana Ichimon")

Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan (or "Hiragana Ichimon")

20231h 36m

Overview

Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) receive a request from their now-retired old patriarch, Mikami (Eiichi Furui) regarding harassment by the Chinese mafia on his ward, Oomiya Hayato. While Himuro and Tamura investigate, the Yamazaki Family kill time by dealing with merchandise fraudsters, YouTube streamers, and holding a seance to possibly consult the dead ...? Originally a 16-part "workplace comedy" online sketch series hosted on Rakuten TV, "Hiragana Ichimon" was released as a full movie cut on other platforms such as U-Next, while Netflix Japan retained the 16-part cut.

Directed by Hiroyuki Tsuji
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Top Cast

Yasukaze Motomiya

Yasukaze Motomiya

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Eiichi Furui

Eiichi Furui

Manzo Shinra

Manzo Shinra

Takashi Kitadai

Takashi Kitadai

Yoshimi Tachi

Yoshimi Tachi

Katsuya

Katsuya

Tatsuya Nakazawa

Tatsuya Nakazawa

Hiroto Honda

Hiroto Honda

Kenta Kawasaki

Kenta Kawasaki

About Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan (or "Hiragana Ichimon")

Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan (or "Hiragana Ichimon") is a action, comedy, crime, drama film released in 2023. Directed by Hiroyuki Tsuji, it stars Yasukaze Motomiya, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Eiichi Furui. Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) receive a request from their now-retired old patriarch, Mikami (Eiichi Furui) regarding harassment by the Chinese mafia on his ward, Oomiya Hayato. While Himuro and Tamura investigate, the Yamazaki Family kill time by dealing with merchandise fraudsters, YouTube streamers, and holding a seance to possibly consult the dead ...? Originally a 16-part "workplace comedy" online sketch series hosted on Rakuten TV, "Hiragana Ichimon" was released as a full movie cut on other platforms such as U-Next, while Netflix Japan retained the 16-part cut.

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