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1988

Free and Easy

Directed by Tomio Kuriyama

Densuke Hamazaki is an office worker at Suzuki Construction and gets transferred to the main Tokyo office. After settling in to his surrounding along with his wife Eri, Densuke befriends an elderly man named Ichinosuke Suzuki. Ichinosuke is a lonely and old man who learns to enjoy life again through his friendship with Densuke. Meanwhile, Densuke is completely unaware that Ichinosuke is the boss of his construction company. The two men become friends through their shared passion for fishing.

Duration

1h 33m

Released

December 24, 1988

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Cast14

  • Toshiyuki Nishida
  • Eri Ishida
  • Mami Yamase
  • Jun Togawa
  • Ken Nakamoto
  • Hiromitsu Suzuki
  • Kei Tani
  • Yatsuko Tan'ami
  • Akira Nagoya

Part ofThe Free and Easy Collection

Includes Free and Easy 2 (1989), Free and Easy 3 (1990), Free and Easy 4 (1991), Free and Easy 6 (1993), Free and Easy 7 (1994), Free and Easy 8 (1996), Free and Easy 9 (1997), Free and Easy 11 (2000), Free and Easy 13 (2002), Free and Easy Special (1994), Free and Easy: Samurai Edition (1998), Free and Easy 16 (2005), Free and Easy 17 (2006), Free and Easy 18 (2007), Free and Easy 5 (1992), Free and Easy 10 (1998), Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project (2001), Free and Easy 14 (2003), Free and Easy 15 (2004), Free and Easy 19 (2008), Free and Easy 20: Final (2009), and Free and Easy (1988).

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