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Laugh It Up!

Original title: Warotenka
  • TV Series
  • 2017–2018
  • 15m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
12
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Laugh It Up! (2017)
JapaneseComedyDramaFamilyHistoryRomance

Set in the late Meiji period (Meiji period: 1868-1912). Ten Fujioka's (Wakana Aoi) family has run a drug wholesale store for generations in Kyoto. She laughs a lot, but, due to her laugh, im... Read allSet in the late Meiji period (Meiji period: 1868-1912). Ten Fujioka's (Wakana Aoi) family has run a drug wholesale store for generations in Kyoto. She laughs a lot, but, due to her laugh, important business talk flounders. Her father, Gihee (Kenichi Endo), tells her not to laugh.... Read allSet in the late Meiji period (Meiji period: 1868-1912). Ten Fujioka's (Wakana Aoi) family has run a drug wholesale store for generations in Kyoto. She laughs a lot, but, due to her laugh, important business talk flounders. Her father, Gihee (Kenichi Endo), tells her not to laugh. One day, she meets a man Tokichi Kitamura (Tori Matsuzaka) who is chased by a bunch of me... Read all

  • Stars
    • Fumie Ono
    • Wakana Aoi
    • Eri Tokunaga
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    12
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    • Stars
      • Fumie Ono
      • Wakana Aoi
      • Eri Tokunaga
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Episodes151

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    Fumie Ono
    • Narrator
    • 2017–2018
    Wakana Aoi
    • Ten Fujioka
    • 2017–2018
    Eri Tokunaga
    • Toki
    • 2017–2018
    Gaku Hamada
    Gaku Hamada
    • Futa Takei
    • 2017–2018
    Tôri Matsuzaka
    Tôri Matsuzaka
    • Tokichi Kitamura
    • 2017–2018
    Takurô Ôno
    • Kisuke Yamamura
    • 2017–2018
    Takashi Fujii
    Takashi Fujii
    • Kichizo Manjoume
    • 2017–2018
    Tomoya Maeno
    • Riichi Asai
    • 2017–2018
    Alice Hirose
    Alice Hirose
    • Ririko Hatano
    • 2017–2018
    Issei Takahashi
    Issei Takahashi
    • Shiori Ino
    • 2017–2018
    Katsunori Uchiba
    • Shosuke Kamei
    • 2017–2018
    Moe Edamoto
    • Utako Manjoume
    • 2017–2018
    Kohei Suzuki
    • Ichi
    • 2017–2018
    Rei Okamoto
    • Kaede Sugita
    • 2017–2018
    Miku Kawamura
    • Oraku
    • 2017–2018
    Daisuke Oka
    • Gan
    • 2017–2018
    Satoru Matsuo
    Satoru Matsuo
    • Shirou Kawakami
    • 2018
    Ryo Narita
    Ryo Narita
    • Shunya Kitamura
    • 2018
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    • Trivia
      "Warotenka" is the 97th NHK Asadora Drama.
    • Soundtracks
      Ashita wa Doko Kara?
      ("Where from Tomorrow?")

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      performed by Takako Matsu

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2017 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 笑口常開
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