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A comedy about how the world of politics really works! Tsutomu is a secretary for a member of the Japanese Parliament. After the latter suffers a heart attack, his daughter Yumi is chosen to fill his place in the next election because she seems easy to control. However, her unpredictable behavior soon throws the campaign out of control.
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Masataka Kubota, Rie Miyazawa, Eiji Akaso, Chika Uchida, Mantaro Koichi, Takuma Otoo, Naoya Kusakawa
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