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After the Rains and Dreams

After the Rains and Dreams

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Overview

Ame is in Junior high and lives with her father, who is a butterfly collector in search of the Troides Magellunus. One fateful day, he decided to take a trip to Taiwan in hopes of catching the elusive specimen. Unfortunately, something goes wrong…. and Ame is left with only memories of Father… Memories that seem to have allowed him to return… as a spirit guide for Ame.

Created by Miri Yu
Written by Miri Yu
Produced by Takuya Nakagome
Networkstv asahi

Top Cast

Tomoka Kurokawa

Tomoka Kurokawa

Ame Sakurai

Ikki Sawamura

Ikki Sawamura

Tomoharu Sakurai

Tae Kimura

Tae Kimura

Akiko Koyanagi

Mokomichi Hayami

Mokomichi Hayami

Hokuto Hayakawa

Reina Asami

Reina Asami

Mahiru Shirasaka

Jun Miho

Jun Miho

Kiriko Hayakawa

Brother Tom

Brother Tom

Takeo Hayakawa

Hiroyuki Nishikawa

Hiroyuki Nishikawa

Fujiwara-sensei

Yuka Honda

Yuka Honda

Seiko Hatanaka

Aoi

Aoi

Yukina Okada

About After the Rains and Dreams

After the Rains and Dreams is a drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2005. Created by Miri Yu, it stars Tomoka Kurokawa, Ikki Sawamura, Tae Kimura. Ame is in Junior high and lives with her father, who is a butterfly collector in search of the Troides Magellunus. One fateful day, he decided to take a trip to Taiwan in hopes of catching the elusive specimen. Unfortunately, something goes wrong…. and Ame is left with only memories of Father… Memories that seem to have allowed him to return… as a spirit guide for Ame.

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