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Billiken

MOVIE • 1996

Billiken

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The main hero of this film is the spirit of the once very popular wooden statuette called Billiken. It's a small god with a pointed head, a fat belly and a characteristic smile. When the casket in which the statuette was found is broken, the spirit of Billiken is free. After that he tries to fulfill the wishes of all those who had prayed to him, but it doesn't always works.

TMDB ★ 3.5/5Votes: 1
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Top Cast

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Billiken

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Ryûtarô Gan

Ekage

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Tsukino

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

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Shigeru Izumiya

Shigeru Izumiya

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Eiji Minakata

Eiji Minakata

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Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

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Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

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Junji Sakamoto

Junji Sakamoto

Writer

Toshiaki Toyoda

Toshiaki Toyoda

Writer

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Theatrical release date: August 3, 1996

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

August 3, 1996

Runtime

100 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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