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Taiyō no Namida

TV·1971–1972·1 season, 2 episodes·TBS·Drama, Family·30m·Created by Keisuke Kinoshita

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The day before he leaves on a business trip to Europe, Shoji meets an old man named Ogawa while visiting his younger brother in the hospital. Ogawa lies to Shoji that he has a son and asks him to do something extraordinary for him...

Castfull cast & details

Gō KatōGō KatōYōko YamamotoYōko YamamotoMasami SawadaMasami SawadaKin SugaiKin SugaiIchirō OguraIchirō OguraHaruko MabuchiHaruko MabuchiMasao MishimaMasao Mishima
Fujio Nagahama
Fujio Nagahama

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Season012Episodes1971–72Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1December 7, 1971—
  2. S01E26Episode 26May 30, 1972—

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