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Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory

Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory

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Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory

2015

1h 16m

5.0(8 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Haruko is a girl who prefers to cuddle up to her old-fashioned TV set. In this wondrous story, a television can transform into a man: and this is by no means the end of the strange cheerfulness.

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Aoi Nakamura

Aoi Nakamura

Terebi (TV)

Moeka Nozaki

Moeka Nozaki

Haruko

Sayaka Aoki

Sayaka Aoki

Brother Tom

Brother Tom

Tetsuhiro Ikeda

Tetsuhiro Ikeda

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Yumiko Takahashi

Yumiko Takahashi

Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumiyo Kohinata

Creative team

Directed by: Lisa Takeba
Written by: Lisa Takeba

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