I am a Monk

6.3

2015

1h 39m

Drama

After the death of his grandfather, Koen Shirakawa (Atsushi Ito) quits his job at a bookstore and goes to a temple to become a monk.

Key Crew

Director

Yukinori Makabe

Writers

Missei Shirakawa

Kenya Hirata

Cast (12)

Atsushi Ito

Koen Shirakawa

Mizuki Yamamoto

Kyoko Ochi

Junpei Mizobata

Shinji Higaki

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