Sunflower Days (2017)
Kazuo, a longtime part-time worker, finds a girlfriend, Toshie, a nurse, and then lands a job at a real estate company. He plans to invite his mother to Tokyo to introduce her to Toshie. However, he witnesses Toshie cheating on him with the company president, and after breaking up with her, he quits his job. Feeling distraught, Kazuo enters the bar Himawari, where he is captivated by the hostess Mikayo. With a carefree expression and a constant smile, she is like an angel. However, Mikayo has a mild intellectual disability, and the bar's owner, Akemi, quietly supports her, but...
Director:
Daisuke Yamanouchi
Writer:
Daisuke Yamanouchi
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Ayane Suzukawa as Mikayo |
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Ai Tsukimoto as Toshie |
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Ayumi Kuroki as Akemi |
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Natsuko Kayama as Reimi |
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Takuya Sakurai as Kazuo |
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Yohta Kawase as Gorô Yoshii |
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Manzo Shinra as Yukio |
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Takahiro Nomura as Yagisawa |
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Taishi Takemoto as Takahashi |
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Sousuke Yamamoto as Maki |
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Misa Wada as Kazuko |
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Marie as Chizuko |
| Directing | Daisuke Yamanouchi | Director |
| Writing | Daisuke Yamanouchi | Screenplay |
| Editing | Daisuke Yamanouchi | Editor |
| Camera | Takehiko Tamiya | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Dai Ejiri | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Akira Honda | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Yoshinari Dohi | Makeup Effects |