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Heavenly Forest

Heavenly Forest

20067.51h 56m

Overview

Amateur photographer Makoto and the homely but endearing Shizuru meet during their university entrance ceremony and become instant friends. Shy by nature, Makoto finds himself opening up around Shizuru, who is secretly in love with him.

Directed by Takehiko Shinjo
Written by Takuji Ichikawa, Kenji Bando
Produced by Toshiya Nomura, Hiroaki Miki, Shinzô Matsuhashi
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Top Cast

Hiroshi Tamaki

Hiroshi Tamaki

Makoto Segawa

Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

Shizuru Satonaka

Meisa Kuroki

Meisa Kuroki

Miyuki Toyama

Munetaka Aoki

Munetaka Aoki

Ryo Shirohama

Keisuke Koide

Keisuke Koide

Kyohei Sekiguchi

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Yûya Ogawa

Asae Oonishi

Asae Oonishi

Yuka Yaguchi

Misa Uehara

Misa Uehara

Saki Inoue

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Pharmacy Owner

Kobayashi Susumu

Kobayashi Susumu

Osamu Kasai

Themes & Keywords

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About Heavenly Forest

Heavenly Forest is a drama, romance film released in 2006 exploring themes of photography, camera, death. Directed by Takehiko Shinjo, it stars Hiroshi Tamaki, Aoi Miyazaki, Meisa Kuroki. Amateur photographer Makoto and the homely but endearing Shizuru meet during their university entrance ceremony and become instant friends. Shy by nature, Makoto finds himself opening up around Shizuru, who is secretly in love with him.

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