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Mayu Harada | ... | Shirakawa |
Hiroki Hasegawa | ... | Eisuke Okiyama | |
Keisuke Horibe | ... | Tsuyama | |
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Chizuru Ikewaki | ... | Hatsuno Takamura |
Gorô Inagaki | ... | Hiroshi Takamura | |
Renji Ishibashi | ... | Tameo Iwai | |
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Motomi Makiguchi | ... | Tokichiro |
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Chihiro Okamoto | ... | Onda |
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Takehiko Ono | ... | Yoshiharu Otani |
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Kiyohiko Shibukawa | ... | Mitsuhiko Iwai |
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Masayuki Shida | ... | Ikeda |
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Aki Sugawara | ... | Natsuki |
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Rairu Sugita | ... | Akira Takamura |
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Miyako Takeuchi | ... | Mari Iwai |
Hiroshi Takamura makes makes high-grade charcoals at a charcoal kiln that he inherited from his father. He has a wife, Hatsuno, and a son Akira, who is going through a rebellious phase. Hiroshi is indifferent to his family. One day, Hiroshi's old friend, Eisuke Okiyama, comes back to his hometown. Eisuke is a former self-defense official. After Hiroshi learns about Eisuke's past, he decides to take his job and family more seriously.
This movie doesn't really have a discernible plot you can follow, it's one of those japanese everyday life stories about everyday people in a small town. It does have a message, but it's not pushed in your face, instead it's conveyed in a low key way. The movie is about small town folks, fatherhood, friendship, family. It's very mellow for the most part, but never boring. I quite enjoyed it.