Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan (or "Hiragana Ichimon")

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Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan (or "Hiragana Ichimon")

Name: Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan (or "Hiragana Ichimon")
Director: Hiroyuki Tsuji
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 2023-10-25
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Yasukaze Motomiya, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Eiichi Furui, Manzo Shinra, Takashi Kitadai

October 25, 2023

1h 36m

Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) receive a request from their now-retired old patriarch, Mikami (Eiichi Furui) regarding harassment by the Chinese mafia on his ward, Oomiya Hayato. While Himuro and Tamura investigate, the Yamazaki Family kill time by dealing with merchandise fraudsters, YouTube streamers, and holding a seance to possibly consult the dead ...? Originally a 16-part "workplace comedy" online sketch series hosted on Rakuten TV, "Hiragana Ichimon" was released as a full movie cut on other platforms such as U-Next, while Netflix Japan retained the 16-part cut.