
Closing Time
Drama
Top Cast


Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Kimiko Matsuno
Ayako Wakao
Kimiko Matsuno


Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Makoto Ubukata
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Makoto Ubukata


Hitomi Nozoe
Hitomi Nozoe
Setsuko Matsuno
Hitomi Nozoe
Setsuko Matsuno


Kyōko Enami
Kyōko Enami
Sayuri Maki
Kyōko Enami
Sayuri Maki


Minoru Ōki
Minoru Ōki
Tsuruoka
Minoru Ōki
Tsuruoka


Keizō Kawasaki
Keizō Kawasaki
Hideya Hata
Keizō Kawasaki
Hideya Hata


Yosuke Takemura
Yosuke Takemura
Yasuo Takei
Yosuke Takemura
Yasuo Takei


Mantarō Ushio
Mantarō Ushio
Mantarō Ushio
Fujio Murakami
Fujio Murakami
Fujio Murakami


Utako Shibusawa
Utako Shibusawa
Utako Shibusawa
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