Sasaki Hiroshi, who loses both his vocal cords and his job due to throat cancer, is shocked to learn that his daughter Kumiko is not his biological child. He and his wife Harumi are anguished as distrust turns into obsession within the speechless Hiroshi.
Kazuhiro Sano
Hiroshi Sasaki
Yōichi Iijima
Yamaoka
Azusa Sakai
Chie Mizusawa
Aya Enjoji
Harumi Sasaki
Tasuku Emoto
Miho Ninagawa
Ayako Ishido
Rina Serizawa
Kuiko Wakabayashi
Akira Ogata
Yohta Kawase
Sasaki Hiroshi, who loses both his vocal cords and his job due to throat cancer, is shocked to learn that his daughter Kumiko is not his biological child. He and his wife Harumi are anguished as distrust turns into obsession within the speechless Hiroshi.
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