5→9 From Five to Nine

At twenty-eight, Junko Sakuraba dreams of living and working in New York City but is stuck teaching English. While disappointed by her unfulfilled aspirations and lack of romantic experience, she attends a funeral where she meets Takane Hoshikawa, a handsome monk. After accidentally knocking a bowl of ash onto him during the service, Junko is mortified. Her embarrassment deepens when she is tricked into a matchmaking session and discovers Takane is the other party. Their unexpected encounters raise questions about whether their relationship is coincidental or destined.

• Shin HiranoDirector
• Shota KoyamaWriter
• Yoshiaki DewaOriginal Music Composer
• Yuri HabukaOriginal Music Composer

• Tomohisa YamashitaTakane Hoshikawa
• Satomi IshiharaJunko Sakuraba
• Yuki FurukawaSatoshi Mishima
• Kei TanakaMakoto Kiyomiya
• Rin TakanashiMomoe Yamabuchi
• SaekoMasako Mouri
• Yuri TsunematsuNene Sakuraba
• Mokomichi HayamiArthur Kimura
• Reo NagatsumaRenji Hachiya