Learning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, must endure acute psychological distress.
Social & External
The people behind it
Raizō Ichikawa
Goichi Mizoguchi
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Tayama Dosen
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tokari
Tanie Kitabayashi
Aki, Goichi's mother
Yoichi Funaki
Tsurukawa
Jun Hamamura
Goichi's Father
Yōko Uraji
Michiyo Aratama
Mistress of the floral art
Kinzō Shin
Tamao Nakamura
Woman at Gobancho
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In an unnamed English-speaking capitalist land, a young engineer invents inexhaustible giant robots to replace the fragile human workers on high-volume assembly-lines, and soon finds his invention co-opted by the military-industrial complex.
Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
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Eva and Fabián are twin siblings about to reach adulthood. One summer night, they become involved in a tragic accident. However, their lives and specific circumstances are opaque, and only the two siblings and Mabel, their mother, seem to know them.
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Since the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send their lives in completely different directions. As each navigates the complexities of life, love, and everything in between, they always find their way back to each other - but is it just friendship, or something more?
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Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
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