Shara

Jul 12, 2003

1h 40m

★ 6.5

Overview

The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art student. He now has to move forward with his life, together with his childhood friend, Yu.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

RealProduct

Nikkatsu Corporation

Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

Visual Arts College

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Cast

Shun

Kohei Fukungaga

Yuka Hyyoudo

Reiko

Naomi Kawase

Taku

Katsuhisa Namase

Shouko

Kanako Higuchi

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