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Prayer Beads, also called "omoinotama" or "nenju" in Japanese, are the small wooden beads strung on a loop used in Buddhist worship. The number of beads is typically 108, corresponding to the 108 earthly desires or sins that the beads have the power to extinguish. "Prayer Beads" is a series of 9 episodes of 30-minute dramas strung together, with the characters in each episode designing one thread of fate. The short independent episodes are skillfully linked together to become one story. The protagonists' dreams and fears and feelings about this life are all taken up and spun around to reach a dramatic conclusion in the final story. (Shochiku)
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Eita Nagayama
Japan
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加藤雅也
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Kyūsaku Shimada
Japan
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Naoto Takenaka
Japan
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Jō Odagiri
Japan
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佐藤慶
Japan
Ken Mitsuishi
Japan
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Rakuto Tochihara
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笑福亭松之助
Japan
山村美智
Japan
Megumi Okada
Japan