
Everyone's favorite TV superhero Action Mask shows up in Kasukabe, and he's trying to get something from Shin-chan -- but what could it be?

Kouhei Aizawa is a freelance cameraman who moves from Tokyo to Karuizawa with his roommate. He starts dating Kaoru, his roommate's sister as well as Noriko, the female head of a bosozoku.

Kaneto Shiozawa
Kouhei Aizawa (voice)

Keiko Toda
Noriko Kuonji (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara
Kaoru Matsunuma (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka
Takanari Minowa (voice)

Hiromi Tsuru
Miruku Minowa (voice)

Issei Futamata
Jiryū (voice)

Keaton Yamada
Dai Naruse (voice)

Keiko Yokozawa
Yukari Kuno (voice)

Masashi Hironaka
Jirou Onda (voice)

Mina Tominaga
Eri Tsunoda (voice)
Karuizawa Syndrome is a animation, comedy film released in 1985. Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo, it stars Kaneto Shiozawa, Keiko Toda, Yoshiko Sakakibara. Kouhei Aizawa is a freelance cameraman who moves from Tokyo to Karuizawa with his roommate. He starts dating Kaoru, his roommate's sister as well as Noriko, the female head of a bosozoku.
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