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Willful Idol

Willful Idol

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Willful Idol

1990

0h 50m

4.0(1 votes)

Animation

Comedy

Overview

Two teenagers, Haruka and Natsuki, win a lottery and run off to Tokyo to enjoy life. There, they meet a third girl, Fumiko, and decide to form an idol group and break into show biz.

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Toei Animation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Aya Hisakawa

Aya Hisakawa

Natsuki (voice)

Junko Hagimori

Haru (voice)

Mayumi Shou

Mayumi Shou

Ayako (voice)

Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa

Naoto (voice)

Yusaku Yara

Yusaku Yara

Tatsugoro (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Junichi Sato
Written by: Junichi Sato
Produced by: Katsunori Haruta
Minoru Takanashi

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