The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
Wataru, a freelance cameraman who works for a travel magazine in Tokyo. He had aimed to be a teacher but failed to achieve his goal and left home to go to Tokyo. However, he does not do well in Tokyo and has to return to his hometown. Wataru reunites with his former girlfriend who is a primary school teacher now and through his interaction with his family, friends and a group of primary school students who want to take part in a choir contest, he begins to take steps to resurrect his dream of being a teacher.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Tomochika KasauraDirector
- Shuuko AraiWriter
Cast
- Jun MatsumotoWataru
- Nana EikuraNatsuka
- Naho TodaMinami
- Nanako Odeyoung Minami
- Jun KunimuraCast
- Hiroyuki OnoueCast
- Takuya IshidaCast
- Eri TokunagaCast
- Saori YukiCast
- Yuuki YagiCast
- Umeda NozomuSawabe Yuki
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Themes
family relationshipsreturn to hometownfilm photography