Groper Train: Start at the Back
A writer fantasies about his sister Masaki, an aspiring actress, and writes a screenplay about it. After several rides on the train to acting class, she reads the script.
A writer fantasies about his sister Masaki, an aspiring actress, and writes a screenplay about it. After several rides on the train to acting class, she reads the script.
Aiko Matsuoka
Misaki
Shirō Shimomoto
Misaki's brother
Marina Segawa
Brother's lover
Saeko Iwaki
Female director
Koji Kagawa
Acting student
Kiyoshi Usuda
Groper
Yumeji Kasamatsu
Bunmei Tobayama
Saou Mazo
A writer fantasies about his sister Masaki, an aspiring actress, and writes a screenplay about it. After several rides on the train to acting class, she reads the script.
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