Overview
Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock 'n' roll roots.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Fancy Dance
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Reiko OkanoOriginal Story
- Masayuki SuōScreenplay
- Original title
- ファンシイダンス
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 23, 1989
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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In the United States
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Cast
Masahiro MotokiShiono Yohei
Honami SuzukiMasoho Akashi
Kenji OhtsukiRyuichi
Ken OsawaIkuo Shiono- HikomaroEishun Sasaki
Hiromasa TaguchiChinrai Shinada
Miyako KodaShosui
Naoto TakenakaMitsuki Kitagawa
Yuu TokuiSenior monk
Minosuke- Naoyuki Kanno
Yuriko HirookaMadonna- Masanori IrieIchiyu
Michiko Kawai
Ren Osugi
Hisako Hara- Takuma MiyaIwao Shiono
Fuyuki MurakamiTakuzen
Nobuko MiyamotoShizuko Shiono
Akira EmotoMasoho's boss
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