Many Happy Returns (1993)
Original title: 教祖誕生
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Kazuo encounters a religious group travelling around Japan performing "miracles". He discovers they are fakes, but is intrigued by the showmanship of the group, and becomes involved with them. The group is split into two, some members concentrating on spiritual teachings, and the others using the facade of religion to make money. The business faction dismiss the old spiritual master and choose Kazuo to lead their group.
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Masato HagiwaraKazuo Takayama
Koji TamakiTetsuharu Komamura
Ittoku KishibeGo
Takeshi KitanoDaisuke Shiba
Masami ShimojōOriginal 'Kyoso'
Miyako YamaguchiYoko
Masako MotaiMasako
Aya KokumaiTomoko
Yoshie MinamiHisae
Susumu TerajimaMan beaten up in alley
Kanji TsudaMovie DNA
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What is Many Happy Returns about?
Kazuo encounters a religious group travelling around Japan performing "miracles". He discovers they are fakes, but is intrigued by the showmanship of the group, and becomes involved with them. The group is split into two, some members concentrating on spiritual teachings, and the others using the facade of religion to make money. The business faction dismiss the old spiritual master and choose Kazuo to lead their group.
How long is Many Happy Returns?
Many Happy Returns has a runtime of 95 minutes.