Girls' Encounter

Jun 30, 2018

1h 41m

★ 7.7

Overview

School girl Miyuri Obara is bullied mercilessly but finds relief in an unexpected friendship with Tsumugi. Yet even as Miyuri's life turns around there's a lingering suggestion that something is not quite right.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Spotted Productions

Girls' Encounter Trailers

Cast

Miyuri Obara

Moeka Hoshi

Tsumugi Tomita

Serena Motola

Akane Tsuchiyama

Mitsuki Akiba

Mana Suzuki

Emina Kondo

Hikaru Saiki

Izawa Noriko

Kana Satouchi

Ryoka Neya

Takuya Sugiyama

Noboru

Takumi Matsuzawa

Tsugumi's Father

Yuya Matsuura

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7.8

Departures

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7.0

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6.5

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6.7

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7.8

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6.7

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5.1

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7.3

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7.4

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7.3

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7.0

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6.0

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6.3

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6.3

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5.9

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6.1

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