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The Ripples

10.020021h 52mMovieDrama

Inako Natsui is a quiet, modern girl working in a laboratory and living a closed and somewhat monotonous life in a small town. From time to time she goes to nearby to visit her lonely mother Wakayama who has been a widow for the past…

DirectorNaoki Nagao
WriterNaoki Nagao
ProducerYasushi Yamazaki

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Cast · Directed by Naoki Nagao

MTMiako Tadano
Miako Tadano
Natsui Inako
ETEtsushi Toyokawa
Etsushi Toyokawa
Tamamizu Tatsuo
KMKeiko Matsuzaka
Keiko Matsuzaka
Natsui Sumie
IKIttoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe
Dr. Obana
MT
Mayumi Tenkô
Mimasu Sadako

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The Ripples — streaming FAQ

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The Ripples hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 11, 2003. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.