Starring
Paolo Andrea Di PietroGaku HamadaShô SakuraiTakahiro FujimotoTsubasa TobinagaHaru Takagi
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About
Mr Kimijima's star at the conglomerate is on the rise until he objects to his manager's pet project. Consequently, he is transferred to a manufacturing factory out in the provinces. Moreover, he is given the reins of the company's rugby team. The team is in a slump and not doing well. He would like the team to begin winning again, but what does he know about a game of running and diving and groping?
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro Rugby Player
Gaku Hamada Shintarou Kano
Shô Sakurai Kazuki Akagi
Takahiro Fujimoto Toshiharu Maeda
Tsubasa Tobinaga Sakaguchi
Haru Takagi Yuta Takahashi
Yuya Saito Nobuhiko Anzai
Yô Ôizumi
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