In Japan's quiet apartments, a Filipino kodokushi cleaner meets an elderly widower who asks him for one final favor before he dies. What begins as a promise becomes a quiet story of grief, family, and accepting life's impermanence.
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Cast
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Juan Karlos Labajo
Ichi
Also in
Senior High
Lolo and the Kid
Perry Dizon
George
Known for
Drive My Car
Mammoth
Momoko Kobayashi
Mori
Also in
RoOT - Route of OddTaxi -
Midnight Taxi
Paolo O'Hara
Ken
Also in
Baryoke
How She Left Me
Kentarou Furuyama
Masuda
No other roles listed
Aika Higashimori
Yuumi
Also in
Bachiranun
The Bride Who Rides A Sleigh
Kaname Nagamori
Hiro
Also in
Whispers of Vengeance
Haitei Elegy
Tadashi Watanabe
Inspector Takamine
Known for
Sunny
Kouichi Hanagasaki
Kaito
Known for
Unnatural
Georgiana Jette
Rose
Tomomi Kono
Kiko
Also in
The Misogyny
truth: 1 Night, 1 Room, 3 Baddest Bitches
Cherina Javier
Beverlyn
Also in
Flower Girl
Open Endings
BC Amparado Director · Willie Apa, Jr. Composer TM Malones Cinematographer
First release September 23, 2026 · Produced in Philippines · Languages Japanese, Tagalog
Production
Cine Canawili
Production
Ihr HERz Inc.
Production
Philippines
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Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
Japanese · Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · September 23, 2026
Premiere · Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival
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