The Girl in the Sun (2013)
A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret.
Director:
Takahiro Miki
Writers:
Tomoe Kanno, Kosuke Mukai.
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Juri Ueno as Mao Watarai |
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Jun Matsumoto as Kosuke Okuda |
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Tetsuji Tamayama as Haruki Sindo |
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Masaki Suda as Shota Okuda |
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Koji Ohkura as Susumu Tanaka |
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Mitsuki Tanimura as Yuri Minegishi |
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Takumi Kitamura as Young Kosuke Okuda |
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Wakana Aoi as Young Mao Watarai |
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Toko Miura as Shiota |
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Kazutoyo Koyabu as Department Head Sugihara |
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Naomi Nishida as Kosuke's Mother |
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Midori Kiuchi as Mao's Mother |
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Sansei Shiomi as Mao's Father |
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Maho Toyota as Mao's Boss |
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Mari Natsuki as Ohsita |
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Hiroya Shimizu as Kosuke & Mao's Classmate in Middle School |
| Directing | Takahiro Miki | Director |
| Camera | Yoko Itakura | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Osamu Koshigaya | Novel |
| Production | Shinji Ogawa | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Kôsuke Kamata | VFX Supervisor |
| Production | Taichi Ueda | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yuji Saito | Production Manager |
| Editing | Junichi Ito | Editor |
| Production | Manabu Endou | Producer |
| Production | Masao Teshima | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mitsuru Uda | Producer |
| Writing | Tomoe Kanno | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kosuke Mukai | Screenplay |
| Art | Hidefumi Hanatani | Production Design |
| Production | Toshie Tabata | Casting |
| Sound | Mizuki Ito | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Shin Yasui | Music Producer |
| Lighting | Masahiro Kimura | Gaffer |
| Art | Shizuka Inoue | Decorator |
| Sound | Masato Yano | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Hiroyuki Inokoshi | Assistant Director |
| Crew | 古保美友紀 | Script |