Shizuka wandered the plateau in search of a place to die, and stood behind a cliff. Three months earlier, Shizuka had gone on a long trip in a car driven by her fiancé. At that time, he lost control of the car and crashed head-on into an oncoming vehicle, killing him instantly. As she thought about him, Shizuka was struck by severe abdominal pain and fainted. Soon after, Shizuka was found asleep on an examination table in a small internal medicine clinic in town…
Reiko Matsuoaka
Shizuka Udagawa
Miki Fukada
Horii
Shoichi Shirato
Dr. Miyazawa
Atsushi Asada
Ota
Shouzou Sakairi
Mountain climber
Hajime Ishigami
Mountain climber
Nao Saeki
Reiko
Shizuka wandered the plateau in search of a place to die, and stood behind a cliff. Three months earlier, Shizuka had gone on a long trip in a car driven by her fiancé. At that time, he lost control of the car and crashed head-on into an oncoming vehicle, killing him instantly. As she thought about him, Shizuka was struck by severe abdominal pain and fainted. Soon after, Shizuka was found asleep on an examination table in a small internal medicine clinic in town…
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