Twinkle
6.3
Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a ‘good’ Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student.
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Cast
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Hiroko Yakushimaru
Shoko Koyama
Known for
1 Litre of Tears
Unnatural
Etsushi Toyokawa
Mutsuki Kishida
Known for
Love Letter
Midway
Michitaka Tsutsui
Kon Fujishima
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Midnight Diner
Kai Ato
Also in
Kagemusha
Detective Story
Masuyo Iwamoto
Yuriko Kishida
Also in
A Fading Summer
Marumaru Tsuma
Mariko Kaga
Chiaki Koyama
Known for
Pale Flower
Love Letter
Yūsuke Kawazu
Yuzo Kishida
Known for
Cruel Story of Youth
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Yukio Ninagawa
Also in
W's Tragedy
Affair in the Snow
Tomoko Oshima
Misuho Ito
No other roles listed
Rie Shibata
Waitress
Known for
Guinea Pig Part 3: He Never Dies
It Comes
Kumiko Tsuchiya
Known for
ICHI
Masahiko Tsugawa
Todushi Koyama
Known for
The Boy and the Beast
Crazed Fruit
Jōji Matsuoka Director · Kaori Ekuni Author Masamichi Shigeno Composer
United States release July 11, 1993 · Produced in Japan · Production Space Bond
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Space Bond
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
きらきらひかる
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 24, 1992
Theatrical
United States · July 11, 1993
Theatrical
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