Dogwood Tree

Aug 21, 2010

2h 8m

★ 7.5

Overview

A young girl tries to maintain a long-distance relationship with an aspiring fisherman.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

FILM FACE

TOHO

TBS

LesPros Entertainment

J Storm

MBS

CBC

RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation

TBS Radio

Hokkaido Broadcasting

Dogwood Tree Trailers

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Cast

Sae Hirasawa

Yui Aragaki

Kouhei Kiuchi

Toma Ikuta

Junichi Kitami

Osamu Mukai

Ryoko

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Ritsuko Watanabe

Misako Renbutsu

Keimichi Hirasawa

Arata Iura

Makato Endo

Yuichi Kimura

Kenjiro Kiuchi

Yutaka Matsushige

Minami Nakamura

Eri Tokunaga

Tamotsu Ono

Yuta Kanai

Mika Kiuchi

Manatsu Hayashi

Girl on bus

Nichola Grant

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7.0

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