The Great Passage

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-04-13

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

134 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (886 Reviews)

Director:

Yèya Ishii

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Ryèhei Matsuda Aoi Miyazaki Jè Odagiri Kaoru Kobayashi

Writer:

Shiwon Miura (based on the novel by)

Kensaku Watanabe (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, 'The Great Passage.' In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems. Will 'The Great Passage' ever be completed?

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