26 Aug 1950
Rashomon
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
The Brightest Roof in the Universe
14 year-old schoolgirl Tsubame is into university student Toru. She sees him in her area and really wants to be his. She struggles with how to inform him of her love. Then her stepmother becomes pregnant and she is distracted with that development. The one reliable part of her life is the calligraphy class she attends, but then she runs into a woman.
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清原果耶 Tsubame Oishi
桃井かおり Mrs. Hoshi
伊藤健太郎 Toru Asakura
水野美紀 Hibari Yamagami
山中崇 Takehiko Ushiyama
醍醐虎汰朗 Makoto Sasagawa
坂井真紀 Asako Oishi
吉岡秀隆 Toshio Oishi
清水くるみ Izumi Asakura
笠松将 Yuichiro Morishima
富山えり子 Kazuko Toyama
奥森皐月 Nami
Kotoka Okuyama Yuko
Saya Ito Hana
福澤重文 High School Classroom Teacher
Sousyo Tomimoto Sousho
Daiya Daiya
Kazuo Yanagi Makoto's Friend
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