"Did mom really abandon us?"

2004

2h 21m

8.0(619 votes)

Drama

Overview

In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.

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16 members

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柳楽優弥

Akira

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北浦愛

Kyoko

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木村飛影

Shigeru

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清水萌々子

Yuki

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韓英恵

Saki

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YOU

Keiko

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加瀬亮

Hiroyama Jun

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串田和美

Yoshinaga

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岡元夕紀子

Eriko Yoshinaga

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平泉成

Tsukasa Nakanobu

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Takako Tate

Sanae Miyajima

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木村祐一

Sugihara

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遠藤憲一

Kazutaka Kyohashi

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寺島進

Shinichi Izawa

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Shinichi Hashizawa

Keiko's Husband

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鬼頭真也

Unknown Role

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