A coming-of-age story. Shuji, a Japanese teen, is falling in love with his friend Hiroyuki, however, Hiroyuki is attracted to Kasane, the new girl in their class.
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Yoshinori Okada
Shuji Ito
Kōta Kusano
Hiroyuki Yoshida
Ayumi Hamasaki
Kasane Aihara
Kumi Takada
Ayako Shimizu
Kouji Yamaguchi
Touru Kanbara
Shizuka Isami
Rika Matsuo
Kunio Murai
Shuji's Father
Toshie Negishi
Ms. Nezu
Miyako Yamaguchi
Ms. Yoshida
Chiharu Ishikawa
Noriko Yoshida
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