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Toad's Oil

Original title: Gama no abura
  • 2009
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
142
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Kōji Yakusho and Eita Nagayama in Toad's Oil (2009)
JapaneseDrama

The story of Takuro Yazawa, a day trader who claims he can earn hundreds of millions of yen in one day, and those around him as they attempt to cope with the death of his son and somehow fin... Read allThe story of Takuro Yazawa, a day trader who claims he can earn hundreds of millions of yen in one day, and those around him as they attempt to cope with the death of his son and somehow find a way to benefit spiritually from the experience.The story of Takuro Yazawa, a day trader who claims he can earn hundreds of millions of yen in one day, and those around him as they attempt to cope with the death of his son and somehow find a way to benefit spiritually from the experience.

  • Director
    • Kōji Yakusho
  • Writers
    • Kōji Yakusho
    • Hideko Nakata
    • Urara
  • Stars
    • Kōji Yakusho
    • Satomi Kobayashi
    • Eita Nagayama
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    142
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kōji Yakusho
    • Writers
      • Kōji Yakusho
      • Hideko Nakata
      • Urara
    • Stars
      • Kōji Yakusho
      • Satomi Kobayashi
      • Eita Nagayama
    • 1User review
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Kōji Yakusho
    Kōji Yakusho
    • Takuro Yazawa
    • (as Kôji Yakusho)
    Satomi Kobayashi
    • Terumi Yazawa & Oteru
    Eita Nagayama
    Eita Nagayama
    • Takuya Yazawa
    • (as Eita)
    Kaoru Yachigusa
    Kaoru Yachigusa
    • Tiyo Arai
    Tôru Masuoka
    • Koutaro
    Fumi Nikaidô
    Fumi Nikaidô
    • Hikari Horie
    Junichi Sawayashiki
    • Saburo Akiba
    Ryô Iwamatsu
    • A policeman (Kita-ibaragi)
    Takanori Hamachika
    • A policeman (Tokyo)
    Yûya Takagawa
    • A gardener
    Tokio Emoto
    Tokio Emoto
    • Young man (Shibuya)
    Hajime Inoue
    • A crematory man
    Kenji Kawahara
    • A policeman (Fukusima)
    Hayate Koyama
    • Takuro (5 years old)
    • Director
      • Kōji Yakusho
    • Writers
      • Kōji Yakusho
      • Hideko Nakata
      • Urara
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Takuro's trading software was SBI Securities' Hyper SBI.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 6, 2009 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • ガマの油
    • Filming locations
      • Fukushima, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Dentsu
      • Eisei Gekijo
      • Geneon Entertainment
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $190,366
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 11m(131 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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