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I am a Monk

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After the death of his grandfather, Koen Shirakawa (Atsushi Ito) quits his job at a bookstore and goes to a temple to become a monk.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2015-10-24

Runtime: 99 mins

Director: Yukinori Makabe

Writer: Kenya Hirata, Missei Shirakawa

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Drama

Original title: I am a Monk

Production Companies: Phantom Film

Production Countries: Japan

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