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Before the Vigil

7.020132h 18mMovieDrama

Matsuoi and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even though Tsuya continues to have affairs, Matsuoi loves her and is a devoted husband. Tsuya is then diagnosed with a cancer and later goes into a…

DirectorIsao Yukisada
WritersChihiro Ito·Isao Yukisada
ProducersTatsuhiko Taniguchi·Shin Torisawa

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Cast · Directed by Isao Yukisada

HAHiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
Matsuoi
KKKyoko Koizumi
Kyoko Koizumi
Tamaki Ishida
MNMaho Nonami
Maho Nonami
Minato Hashimoto
JFJun Fubuki
Jun Fubuki
Sakiko Hashikawa
YMYoko Maki
Yoko Maki
Momoko Ikeda
SKShioli Kutsuna
Shioli Kutsuna
Machiko Yamada
SOShinobu Otake
Shinobu Otake
Sachiko Yamada
YHYuichi Haba
Yuichi Haba
KOKeiko Oginome
Keiko Oginome
GKGoro Kishitani
Goro Kishitani
IWIkkei Watanabe
Ikkei Watanabe
KNKento Nagayama
Kento Nagayama

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