Birthday Wishes (2016)
Although her mother died when she was ten, Noriko still receives yearly birthday cards from her. Her life gets complicated as she grows older but she still finds comfort in her mother's messages.
Director:
Yasuhiro Yoshida
Writer:
Yasuhiro Yoshida
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Ai Hashimoto as Noriko |
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Aoi Miyazaki as Yoshie |
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Yusuke Santamaria as Soichiro |
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Kenta Suga as Masao |
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Aoi Nakamura as Jun Tateishi |
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Momone Shinokawa as Noriko 9-12 Years-old |
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Shosuke Tanihara as Shosuke Tanihara |
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Yoriko Doguchi as Mitsuyo |
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Tae Kimura as Saori Ishii |
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Chise Niitsu as Noriko 4 Years-old |
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Hinano Nakamura as Noriko 13-14 Years-old |
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Tamae Ando as Yoshie's Former High School Classmate |
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Daisuke Kuroda as Yoshie's Former High School Classmate |
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Shin Shimizu as Shimizu |
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Kei Tanaka as Self |
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Hiroshi Kobayashi as Taxi Driver |
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Hina Yukawa as Maho Ishii |
| Production | Kazunari Hashiguchi | Producer |
| Lighting | Eiji Oshita | Gaffer |
| Production | Shinichirou Inoue | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Yasuhiro Yoshida | Screenplay |
| Sound | Takehiko Watanabe | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Soichi Satake | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Editing | Masaki Murakami | Editor |
| Camera | Shinya Kimura | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Yûki Izumi | Digital Intermediate |
| Directing | Yasuhiro Yoshida | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Misa Koide | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Yasuyuki Niino | Line Producer |
| Sound | Shunsuke Kida | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kaela Kimura | Theme Song Performance |
| Art | Tōru Fujita | Decorator |
| Production | Yasuko Anjo | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Naoyasu Yutaka | Visual Effects |
| Production | Masashi Nakajima | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kazumi Hoshino | Costumer |