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Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines

Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines

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Happy Birthday: The Time When Life Shines

1999

1h 19m

8.0(2 votes)

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Drama

Overview

After being abused by her mother physically and mentally Asuka gets taken in by her grandparents. Slowly she learns her own worth as a human being and overcomes many obstacles.

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Magic Bus

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Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Nobuko Sakuma

Asuka Fujiwara

Reiko Tajima

Reiko Tajima

Shizuyo Fujiwara

Kousuke Okano

Kousuke Okano

Naoto Fujiwara

Toshihiko Kojima

Toshihiko Kojima

Yuki Masuda

Yuki Masuda

Yukari Hishizu

Hiroshi

Creative team

Directed by: Satoshi Dezaki
Written by: Setsuko Shibuichi

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