"On that day, she was reunited with her past"
Newspaper reporter Machiko Iari meets middle-schooler Takashi Oka at a coin laundry she frequents. Gradually, Machiko begins to feel that Takashi has the same mood about him as Yoshiko, a close friend from her childhood days.
Yoko Akita
Machiko Iari
Rin Kurosawa
Takashi Oka
Yuki Yagi
Machiko Iari (Child)
Yuzumi Shintani
Yoshiko Atsuo
Yuuki Kawashima
Toshihiko Furutani
Noriko Sakamoto
Kayoko Ono
Ramu Shido
Chisato Kokonoki
Newspaper reporter Machiko Iari meets middle-schooler Takashi Oka at a coin laundry she frequents. Gradually, Machiko begins to feel that Takashi has the same mood about him as Yoshiko, a close friend from her childhood days.
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A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
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