10 Aug 2002
Bonobono: Secret of the Kumomo Tree
Bonobono: Kumomo no Ki no Koto was the second theatrical Bonobono movie, released by Amuse Pictures in theaters in Japan on August 10, 2002. It was done completely in 3D.
Star Reformer
Satoshi Nomura, a top-level bureaucrat of a prefecture government, has passion for his career. One day, he is hired by the fixed-term personnel exchange training between public and private businesses. This personnel exchange training is part of some big prefecture project. This project is very big, so success of this personnel exchange training will probably determine his career. Nomura goes to a supermarket called "Mantendo".
Top Billed Cast
織田裕二 Satoshi Nomura
柴咲コウ Aki Ninomiya
ベンガル Kazuyoshi Kurusu
濱田岳 Manabu Aki
井川比佐志 Kanji Shimizu
石坂浩二 Hitoshi Koga
紺野まひる Takako Shinozaki
益岡徹 Takao Asano
中山仁 Taketsugu Shinozaki
奥貫薫 Hiromi Sato
酒井和歌子 Yuriko Ogura
佐々木蔵之介 Keita Sakurai
和田聰宏 Kyoichi Hamaoka
矢島健一 Yasuo Kitamura
山口紗弥加 Mika Tabata
梅野泰靖 
奥田達士 
有薗芳記 
大高洋夫
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