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Marumo no Okite (2011)

Marumo no Okite poster
Original title
マルモのおきて
Directed by
Keita Kōno
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 11 episodes
Rated
L
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A public relations officer suddenly becomes the guardian of his late friend's twin children. He learns to balance his work life with raising the energetic kids.

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What happens

Marumo no Okite (Japanese: マルモのおきて; lit. Marumo's Rule, also known as Marumo's Story) is a Japanese television series which premiered on Fuji TV on April 24, 2011. This television series stars Sadao Abe as Mamoru Takagi, a public relations officer with a stationery company. It also stars child actor Fuku Suzuki and child actress Mana Ashida as Mamoru's late friend Jun-ichiro's twin children. The television series was broadcast as part of the Fuji TV's Dramatic Sunday time slot, which airs every Sunday from 9 pm to 9:54 pm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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