Top Cast
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Nae Yuuki
Kaoruko Akutsu
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Ryo Hayakawa
Hiroshi Takahashi
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Yumi Morio
Sonjoji Natsumi
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Toshinori Omi
Akutsu Manabu
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Ryoko Sakaguchi
Obstetrics and Gynecology Female Doctor
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Sachiko Suzuki
Self
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Shoko Aida
Self
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Jun Etoh
Hotel Guest
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Makoto Satō
Akutsu Kaname
Overview
Kaoruko, the daughter of a doctor and attending a prestigious high school in Fukuoka, was vaguely anxious about the future. She's even more scared when her friend Natsumi invites her to membership-based prostitution club.
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