Shodo Girls: Blue Blue Sky
Mar 05 2011
•2h 8m
•Drama
Shinko (Karin Aiba) is a high school student from Hamamatsu. Due to university admission pressures, she struggles with her mother. She hasn't really made conversation with her mom in a year. Shinko's friend Misato (Mayuu Kusakari) then recommends to her to join the school's calligraphy club. Shinko is impressed by Teacher Yatsushiro's (Kazuki Namioka) words. Teacher Yatsushiro is the one who takes care of the calligraphy club. Shinko decides to join the calligraphy club.
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Karin Aiba
Shinko Sumita

Mayuu Kusakari
Misato Satsukawa

Yuria Haga

Tomoko Fujita
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