Drowning Love

Nov 5, 2016

1h 51m

★ 6.2

Overview

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.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

ARK-Film

Shochiku

Culture Entertainment

GAGA Corporation

Drowning Love Trailers

Cast

Koichiro Hasegawa

Masaki Suda

Natsume Mochizuki

Nana Komatsu

Katsutoshi Otomo

Daiki Shigeoka

Kana Matsunaga

Mone Kamishiraishi

Shogo Hirono

Ryohei Shima

Naoki

Yoichiro Saito

Takumi Hasume

Gôichi Mine

Ryuta

Ayumu Ito

Koshiro

Masami Horiuchi

Meiko

Miwako Ichikawa

Tetsuo

Mickey Curtis

Nazuki Amano

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