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Romantic Prelude

7.320091h 59mMovieDramaRomance

An aspiring floral designer and the photographer next door become drawn to each other through the everyday sounds they hear through their shared walls.

DirectorNaoto Kumazawa
WriterYukiko Manabe
ProducersHiroaki Miki·Julie K. Fujishima

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Cast · Directed by Naoto Kumazawa

JOJunichi Okada
Junichi Okada
Satoshi Nojima
KAKumiko Aso
Kumiko Aso
Nanao Noborikawa
MTMitsuki Tanimura
Mitsuki Tanimura
Akane Ueda
YOYoshinori Okada
Yoshinori Okada
Hajime Himuro
HIHiroyuki Ikeuchi
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Shingo
MIMikako Ichikawa
Mikako Ichikawa
Yukari Hirakawa
TKTomohiro Kaku
Tomohiro Kaku
Sakurai
YSYutaka Shimizu
Yutaka Shimizu
Yamaga
MTMaho Toyota
Maho Toyota
Masako
MHMitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata
Co. President Araki
LMLeo Morimoto
Leo Morimoto
Tea Shop Manager Hori
KSKozo Sato
Kozo Sato

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