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2012 1h 34m

Mike is just an ordinary young man, who temporarily works for an art college examination coaching school. His girlfriend Yu works for a film production, and they live together in a tiny apartment in Tokyo. Their life looks absolutely normal without any problems before Mike's unexpected words emerge. One day, the young couple's relationship gets changed and developed in unexpected ways.

Synopsis

Mike is just an ordinary young man, who temporarily works for an art college examination coaching school. His girlfriend Yu works for a film production, and they live together in a tiny apartment in Tokyo. Their life looks absolutely normal without any problems before Mike's unexpected words emerge. One day, the young couple's relationship gets changed and developed in unexpected ways.

Behind it

Satoru HiroharaDirectorYoshifumi MiyamotoCinematography

Cast

Takahiro SatoTakahiro Sato
Junko Ohta
Ako MasukiAko Masuki
Hirokazu Sakamoto
Mitsunori Izumi
Yoichiro Koizumi
Mutsuo YoshiokaMutsuo Yoshioka

Director

Satoru Hirohara

Writer

Satoru Hirohara

Release date

22 Mar 2012

Runtime

1h 34m

Studio

Tokyo University of the Arts

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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