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Summary
27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. After meeting a former student, Hatsumi Takimoto confesses about her past.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 67
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most dramas, −16 min on the typical 109
typical 10993Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
Released
2018
May 12, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
and 3 moreDirecting · 4
- Ryutaro Nakagawa Director, Screenplay
- Keitaro Sakon Assistant Director
- Takumi Kakuya Assistant Director
- Hotta Ayami Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Ryûhei Yoshino Co-Writer
Production · 5
- Hikaru Kinouchi Executive Producer
- Shunichiro Ishikawa Executive Producer
- George Wada Producer
- Takashi Fujimura Producer
- SATO Hiroshi Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Rei Hirano Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Mayuko Niwa Editor
Sound · 2
- Hisaki Kato Original Music Composer
- Kadoaki Izuta Sound Recordist, Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Moeto Hayami Decorator
Lighting · 1
- Toshimitsu Inaba Gaffer
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