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Best Friend

19871h 51mMovieDramaRomance

Aya, who works in a bank, and Sanae, a stylist, jointly rented an apartment and started living together. One day, when the photographer Bunpei also rents a room, three people's common lives start. Aya gradually falls in love with Bunpei.

DirectorJirō Shōno
WriterMasao Yajima

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Cast · Directed by Jirō Shōno

ANAkina Nakamori
Akina Nakamori
SASanma Akashiya
Sanma Akashiya
SKSatomi Kobayashi
Satomi Kobayashi
YMYoichi Miura
Yoichi Miura
SAShow Aikawa
Show Aikawa
YTYoshitaka Tanba
Yoshitaka Tanba
NMNaomi Matsui
Naomi Matsui
ZY
Zenkichi Yoneyama
AHAkiko Hyūga
Akiko Hyūga

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