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Counterfeit

Counterfeit

20091h 34m

Overview

Kageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is visited by a former student, who proposes a plan to manufacture counterfeit money. She initially refuses, but eventually decides to join the project for the sake of the poor children in the village and her own mentally handicapped child.

Directed by Yuichi Kimura
Written by Yuichi Kimura, Kazuhiko Ogasawara, Tetsujirô Yamagami
Produced by Harushi Mizukami, Tetsujirô Yamagami
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Top Cast

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Kageko Sada

Munetaka Aoki

Munetaka Aoki

Tetsuya Nakagawa

Yuichi Kimura

Yuichi Kimura

Noridonbe Hanamura

Toshiyuki Itakura

Toshiyuki Itakura

Shingo Ohtsu

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Ryo Nishikata

Misako Shimamoto

Masaki Miura

Masaki Miura

Kenjo Ogasawara

Takashi Ukaji

Takashi Ukaji

Masazane Kurata

Jun Murakami

Jun Murakami

Kiyota Hashimoto

Yasunori Danta

Yasunori Danta

Fumio Toura (as Yasunori Danda)

Shigeru Izumiya

Shigeru Izumiya

Toyoji Ikemoto

About Counterfeit

Counterfeit is a drama, comedy, crime film released in 2009. Directed by Yuichi Kimura, it stars Mitsuko Baisho, Munetaka Aoki, Yuichi Kimura. Kageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is visited by a former student, who proposes a plan to manufacture counterfeit money. She initially refuses, but eventually decides to join the project for the sake of the poor children in the village and her own mentally handicapped child.

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