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Girl in the Sunny Place

Girl in the Sunny Place

A romantic reunion after 10 years…

20136.82h 8m

Overview

A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret.

Directed by Takahiro Miki
Written by Osamu Koshigaya, Tomoe Kanno, Kosuke Mukai
Produced by Shinji Ogawa, Manabu Endou, Mitsuru Uda
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Top Cast

Juri Ueno

Juri Ueno

Mao Watarai

Jun Matsumoto

Jun Matsumoto

Kosuke Okuda

Tetsuji Tamayama

Tetsuji Tamayama

Haruki Sindo

Masaki Suda

Masaki Suda

Shota Okuda

Koji Ohkura

Koji Ohkura

Susumu Tanaka

Mitsuki Tanimura

Mitsuki Tanimura

Yuri Minegishi

Takumi Kitamura

Takumi Kitamura

Young Kosuke Okuda

Wakana Aoi

Wakana Aoi

Young Mao Watarai

Toko Miura

Toko Miura

Shiota

Kazutoyo Koyabu

Kazutoyo Koyabu

Department Head Sugihara

Themes & Keywords

reunionmemory losschildhood friendshigh school reunionbittersweet

About Girl in the Sunny Place

Girl in the Sunny Place is a drama, romance, fantasy film released in 2013 exploring themes of reunion, memory loss, childhood friends, high school reunion, bittersweet. Directed by Takahiro Miki, it stars Juri Ueno, Jun Matsumoto, Tetsuji Tamayama. A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret.

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