Just Remembering

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Just Remembering

2022

1h 55m

6.8(43 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A former couple remembers their most intimate days, only to part once again. A bittersweet love story inspired by a Jim Jarmusch masterpiece, set in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Sosuke Ikematsu

Teruo Sako

Sairi Ito

Yo'u Nobara

Yuumi Kawai

Izumi

Reika Oozeki

Satsuki

Jun Kunimura

Nakaido

Masatoshi Nagase

Jun

Sekaikan Ozaki

Musician

Ryo Narita

Fumio

Shun Sugata

Bar Customer

Misuzu Kanno

Jun's Wife

Creative team

Directed by: Daigo Matsui
Written by: Daigo Matsui
Produced by: Satoshi Sawamura
Daisuke Wada

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