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Giants and Toys

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1958-06-22

Runtime: 95 mins

Director: Yasuzō Masumura

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Original title: Giants and Toys

Production Companies: Daiei Film

Production Countries: Japan

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