Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.
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Masaki Suda
Koichiro Hasegawa
Nana Komatsu
Natsume Mochizuki
Daiki Shigeoka
Katsutoshi Otomo
Mone Kamishiraishi
Kana Matsunaga
Ryohei Shima
Shogo Hirono
Yoichiro Saito
Naoki
Gôichi Mine
Takumi Hasume
Ayumu Ito
Ryuta
Masami Horiuchi
Koshiro
Miwako Ichikawa
Meiko
Director
Yuki Yamato
Screenplay
Kishū Izuchi
Status
Released
Original Language
JA
Production
ARK-Film, Shochiku, Culture Entertainment, GAGA Corporation
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