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In middle school, Futaba Yoshioka was madly in love with Tanaka Kou but he moves away with his mother. She is reunited with him later in life but he is not the same person anymore.


Meiko and Taneda are a couple graduated from university two years ago. Unhappy with their lives, Meiko quits her job and encourages Taneda to have his band become professional.

Aoi Miyazaki
Meiko Inoue

Kengo Kora
Naruo Taneda

Kenta Kiritani
Jiro "Billy" Yamada

Yoichi Kondo
Kenichi Kato

Ayumi Ito
Ai Kotani

Arata Iura
Rikutaro Saeki

Kento Nagayama
Ohashi

Sayuri Iwata
Ritsuko Ayukawa

Jun Miho
Meiko's Mother

Kazuo Zaitsu
Naruo's Father
Solanin is a drama, music, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of based on manga. Directed by Takahiro Miki, it stars Aoi Miyazaki, Kengo Kora, Kenta Kiritani. Meiko and Taneda are a couple graduated from university two years ago. Unhappy with their lives, Meiko quits her job and encourages Taneda to have his band become professional.
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