''Scoop!'' is a 2016 Japanese

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directed by and starring

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. It was released in Japan by

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on October 1, 2016.

Plot

Cast

as Shizuka Miyakonojō *

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as Nobi Namekawa *

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as Sadako Yokokawa *

Kenichi Takitō is a Japanese actor. Career Takitō belonged to Tatsuya Nakadai's acting academy and theater troupe Mumeijuku from 1998 to 2007. Filmography Films *'' Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.'' (2003) *''Climber's High'' (2009) – Shusaku Kanzawa *'' Fish St ...

as Baba *

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as Charagen *

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*Ren Ishikawa

Reception

The film was fourth placed on its opening weekend in Japan, with 127,542 admissions and in gross.

References

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* * 2010s Japanese films Japanese comedy-drama films 2016 comedy-drama films Toho films Films directed by Hitoshi Ōne {{2010s-Japan-film-stub