In parched Nagasaki, grieving Koura drifts after losing his son. When his sister leaves her daughter in his care, an unexpected life together begins.
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Joe Odagiri
Osamu Koura
Akari Takaishi
Yuko Kawakami
Takako Matsu
Keiko Koura
Naotaro Moriyama
Kohei Jinno
Fumiya Takahashi
Tateyama Kotaro
Yukiko Shinohara
Shigeko Jinno
Hikari Mitsushima
Asako Kawakami
Ken Mitsuishi
Takanobu Mochida
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