Top Cast
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Masahiko Shimada
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Sayuri Iwata
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Akiko Kikuchi
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Sayuri Oyamada
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Jai West
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Hiroyuki Hirayama
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Memeco Sakata
Overview
A psychology professor at a Tokyo university finds himself drawn to the younger sister of one of his students.
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