At the Bench

Nov 15, 2024

1h 26m

★ 8.0

One bench, five stories, countless feelings.

Overview

In the middle of a riverside park stands a single bench. One evening, a couple of childhood friends who hadn’t seen each other in a while meet up at this bench. Although awkward at times, they sit there exchanging gentle words of affection.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Spoon.

At the Bench Trailers

Cast

Riko

Suzu Hirose

Nori

Taiga Nakano

Yukino Kishii

Amane Okayama

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Mio Imada

Nana Mori

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Riho Yoshioka

Ryunosuke Kamiki

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