Joyû kotomi: Kuwaete ageru (1999)
Kotomi, who works at the roleplay-themed establishment "Stardust," is approached by a customer named Nakagawa. Nakagawa serves as a secretary to a businessman named Mashiba, who is suffering from a terminal illness and is searching for his long-lost niece, Reiko, in order to bequeath his fortune to her. As Reiko remains unfound—and because no one actually knows what she looks like—Nakagawa proposes that Kotomi pose as her. Kotomi is soon welcomed into the Mashiba household as Reiko, but before long, her true identity is exposed…
Director:
Mototsugu Watanabe
Writer:
Kyoko Godai
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Riri Kuramoto as |
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Takashi Nishito as |
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Keiko Seto as |
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Mitsuji Shinzaki as |
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Shinji Kubo as |
| Directing | Mototsugu Watanabe | Director |
| Writing | Kyoko Godai | Screenplay |
| Camera | Masahide Iioka | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Shōji Sakai | Editor |
| Directing | Hôjû Takada | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Ken Iwate | Lighting Technician |