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And So the Baton Is Passed

Original title: Soshite, baton wa watasareta
  • 2021
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Satomi Ishihara, Kei Tanaka, and Mei Nagano in And So the Baton Is Passed (2021)
Drama

Yuko Morimiya is a high school student and she lives with her stepfather Morimiya. Morimiya is her third father. Her mother, Rika, is a free spirited person and has remarried several times. ... Read allYuko Morimiya is a high school student and she lives with her stepfather Morimiya. Morimiya is her third father. Her mother, Rika, is a free spirited person and has remarried several times. She disappeared from Yuko's life at a certain point. Even though Yuko and her stepfather a... Read allYuko Morimiya is a high school student and she lives with her stepfather Morimiya. Morimiya is her third father. Her mother, Rika, is a free spirited person and has remarried several times. She disappeared from Yuko's life at a certain point. Even though Yuko and her stepfather are not blood related, she is fully loved by her him.

  • Director
    • Tetsu Maeda
  • Writers
    • Hiroshi Hashimoto
    • Maiko Seo
  • Stars
    • Mei Nagano
    • Kei Tanaka
    • Koshi Mizukami
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
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    • Director
      • Tetsu Maeda
    • Writers
      • Hiroshi Hashimoto
      • Maiko Seo
    • Stars
      • Mei Nagano
      • Kei Tanaka
      • Koshi Mizukami
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Mei Nagano
    • Yuko Morimiya
    Kei Tanaka
    • Morimiya
    Koshi Mizukami
    • Kento Hayase
    • (as Kenshi Okada)
    Satomi Ishihara
    Satomi Ishihara
    • Rika
    Nao Ômori
    Nao Ômori
    • Mito
    • (as Nao Ohmori)
    Masachika Ichimura
    Masachika Ichimura
    • Izumigahara
    Kurumi Inagaki
    • Miitan
    • Director
      • Tetsu Maeda
    • Writers
      • Hiroshi Hashimoto
      • Maiko Seo
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    • Release date
      • October 29, 2021 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
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    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • And, the Baton Was Passed
    • Production companies
      • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
      • S-D-P
      • Warner Bros.
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      • $14,403,588
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      2 hours 17 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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