Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company
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Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company is a Japanese movie about the Sansun company and their successful marketing of their Ramen Cup of Noodle product in America. The movie is set in the 1980's when Sansun was competing with other American brands for a share of the American market for ramen noodles. The movie tells the story of how Sansun overcame competition, an attempted hostile takeover from an American company, and a corrupt labor union to become one of Japan's most successful companies operating in America in the 1980's.
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Cast
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Kiichi Nakai
Known for
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Takeshi Kaga
Known for
Death Note
Pokémon the Movie 2000
Satoshi Suzuki
Tatsuo Suzuki
Irene Dobson
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Tatsuoki Hosono
Hatsunori Hasegawa
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Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
Ryo Takasugi
Masunobu Motokawa
Masatô Ibu
Known for
Empire of the Sun
NiNoKuni
Teiji Ozawa
Ikuji Nakamura
Known for
Death Note: The Last Name
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Tatsuoki Hosono Director · Satoshi Suzuki Writer Masahiro Kawasaki Composer
First release February 11, 2006 · Produced in Japan · Production Toei Company, KADOKAWA
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Future Planet
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Toei Company
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KADOKAWA
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TV Asahi
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MCF Planning (II)
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Japan
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Original title
燃ゆるとき THE EXCELLENT COMPANY
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 11, 2006
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No release date listed for United States.
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