Movie: Sunflower

Top 10 Billed Cast

Yoshihiko Hakamada
袴田吉彦

Teruaki Konno

Kumiko Aso
麻生久美子

Tomomi Manabe

Magi
マギー

Yohei Kitaoka

Urara Awata
粟田麗

Yumiko

Kumiko Tsuchiya
土屋久美子

Shoko Koide

Kaori Hifumi
Kaori Hifumi

Bob Suzuki
ボブ鈴木

Tetsuro Tanaka

Masahiro Toda
戸田昌宏

Tatsuhiko Sakawa

Ken Mitsuishi
光石研

Yukio Saito

Kazuki Kitamura
北村一輝

Shinji Sasahara

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    Reunited by the death of a friend, a group of former schoolmates reassess themselves and their earlier times together.

  • Release Date

    2000-07-29

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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