Three Films about Coffee
A Japanese omnibus film composed of three short dramas—Good Night Caffeine, Hanabi Cafe, and BREAK—that each center around coffee-themed moments and the personal growth of their characters.
A Japanese omnibus film composed of three short dramas—Good Night Caffeine, Hanabi Cafe, and BREAK—that each center around coffee-themed moments and the personal growth of their characters.
Tetsuhisa Aishita
Gift
Yukino Kishii
Yoshito Kobashigawa
Ayaka Komatsu
Nami Komiyama
Mika Kumagai
Kuzuha
Kazuhiro Nakahara
A Japanese omnibus film composed of three short dramas—Good Night Caffeine, Hanabi Cafe, and BREAK—that each center around coffee-themed moments and the personal growth of their characters.
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