Eriko, Pretended (2018)
For ten years, Eriko has been chasing her dream of becoming an actress in Tokyo. Returning to her hometown for her older sister’s funeral, she realizes that she might have to readjust her path in life. She deciof the to take care of her nephew and to follow in her sister’s footsteps as a mourner-for-hire.
Director: Akiyo Fujimura
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Haruka Kubo as Eriko Yoshioka |
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Atsuya Okada as Kazuma Yoshioka |
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Miki Nitori as Hanae Sakuma |
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Masahiro Saito as Sho Sano |
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Riku Tokimitsu as Ryutaro Mihama |
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Kazunari Tosa as Keisuke Abe |
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Hiromi Shinju as Seiko Kanezawa |
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Masami Shinozaki as Kaede Fujii (Senior cafe employee) |
| Art | Setsuko Shiokawa | Production Design |
| Directing | Akiyo Fujimura | Director |
| Writing | Akiyo Fujimura | Writer |
| Production | Taro Imai | Producer |
| Camera | Yuichi Nagata | Director of Photography |