Shara
Jul 12 2003
•2h 40m
•Drama
The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art student. He now has to move forward with his life, together with his childhood friend, Yu.
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Kohei Fukungaga
Shun
Yuka Hyyoudo
Yu
Naomi Kawase
Reiko
Katsuhisa Namase
Taku
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