Top Cast
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Shin Furukawa
Koji
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Tomoko Ikunishi
Caretaker
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Natsuko Fuji
Saki
Overview
After his caretaker leaves him for dark and lonely moments at home, elderly Koji remembers his late wife Saki and the time they spent watching snowfall together in a park. Beyond age and even death, the connection between the two is vivid and all-consuming.
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