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Hotaru no hikari

19381h 16mMovieDramaRomance

Approaching their graduation ceremony, Saegusa, Sanae, and their classmates go on an overnight trip to Hakone with their teacher Ms. Kawahara, who will soon leave school. They thank her doing so and go on their respective paths, ending soon their student life.

DirectorYasushi Sasaki
WritersMasao Arata·Ryōsuke Saitō

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Cast · Directed by Yasushi Sasaki

MKMichiko Kuwano
Michiko Kuwano
STSanae Takasugi
Sanae Takasugi
MTMieko Takamine
Mieko Takamine
MH
Mitsuko Higashiyama
DNDaijiro Natsukawa
Daijiro Natsukawa
TKTokuji Kobayashi
Tokuji Kobayashi
SOSozo Okada
Sozo Okada
TSTakeshi Sakamoto
Takeshi Sakamoto
FKFumiko Katsuragi
Fumiko Katsuragi
MMMitsuko Miura
Mitsuko Miura
KT
Kayoko Takahashi
KS
Kaoru Seki

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