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Giants and Toys
Giants and Toys

Giants and Toys

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ComedyDrama

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Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

22 June 1958

Country

Japan

Cast

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Yousuke Nishi

Hitomi Nozoe

Hitomi Nozoe

Kyoko Shima

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Junji Harukawa

Michiko Ono

Michiko Ono

Masami Kurahashi

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Takakura Higashi

Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Kohei Yashiro

Hideo Takamatsu

Hideo Takamatsu

Ryuji Goda

Hisako Horigome

Hisako Horigome

Miyuki Fujimoto

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Natsuki

Osamu Abe

Osamu Abe

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Tatsuo Hanabu

Tatsuo Hanabu

Fuyusaki

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

Kurosawa

Kōichi Itō

Kōichi Itō

Haruoka

Naoyasu Itō

Naoyasu Itō

Nakazaki

Hiroko Machida

Hiroko Machida

Suzue Goda

Sachiko Meguro

Sachiko Meguro

Iwasaki

Fumiko Murata

Fumiko Murata

Kiku

Shō Natsuki

Shō Natsuki

Minami

Tsuneko Sudō

Tsuneko Sudō

Eiichi Takamura

Eiichi Takamura

Akimura

Kisao Tobita

Kisao Tobita

Matsuya

Tetsuya Watanabe

Tetsuya Watanabe

Kōichi Fujiyama

Kōichi Fujiyama

Tadao Yokoyama

Fujio Harumoto

Fujio Harumoto

Shimomura

Kenji Oyama

Kenji Oyama

Kita

Kan Takami

Kan Takami

Ototsu

Yoshio Takee

Yoshio Takee

Kaneko

Shōzaburō Date

Shōzaburō Date

Ekichi

Nobuo Minamitaka

Nobuo Minamitaka

Sarusawa

Jirō Tamiya

Jirō Tamiya

Student (uncredited)

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