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And, the Baton Was Passed

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The happy home life of a high school student who lives with her loving stepfather is put in jeopardy by a painful family secret.

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James Marsh South China Morning Post The myriad challenges faced by a young woman from primary school to marriage are chronicled in Japanese director Tetsu Maeda’s And So the Baton Is Passed, an agonising odyssey of bad parenting and mawkish melodrama that long outstays its welcome. Rated: 1/5 Dec 14, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ashley H One of the movies I liked as much as the original book. You can never guess the plot of the story, it's just so well written. After watching this movie, I am sure you will want to go give a big hug to the ones you love. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Tetsu Maeda

Director

Mei Nagano

Yuko Morimiya

Masachika Ichimura

Gahara Izumi

Kurumi Inagaki

Miitan

Satomi Ishihara

Rika

Koshi Mizukami

Kento Hayase
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Synopsis The happy home life of a high school student who lives with her loving stepfather is put in jeopardy by a painful family secret.
Director
Tetsu Maeda
Screenwriter
Hiroshi Hashimoto
Production Co
Kadokawa Daiei Studio
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
2h 17m