28-year-old Towa Hongo works as a research worker at a painting company. 10 years ago, she came to Tokyo from Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture. At an early age, her father Yukio died and her mother remarried, but her relationship with her mother worsened. They have not talked for a long time.
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Nao Kitagami
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Yukon
Akiko Kikuchi
Known for
Sky of Love: Someone I love is there
Midnight Diner
Kenji Miyazawa
Reiko Saito
Yumiko Ise
Known for
Journey to the Shore
Big Man Japan
Chikau Sato
Known for
1 Litre of Tears
Hidekazu Mashima
Known for
Erased
Liar Game
Yûko Koishikawa
Sumire
Motoki Fukami
Known for
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Guilty of Romance
Inori Imamura
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Abashiri Family The Movie
The Look
Reiko Saito Director · Kenji Miyazawa Author
First release September 22, 2012 · Produced in Japan · Original title よだかのほし
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Japan
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Original title
よだかのほし
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 22, 2012
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