2014

1h 54m

7.2(96 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Slacker Ichiko gets into a fight with her younger sister and begins to live on her own, working the late shift at a 100 yen shop. On her way home, she passes a gym and meets boxer Kano who trains there in silence...

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sakura Ando

Ichiko Saito

Hirofumi Arai

Yuji Kano

Toshie Negishi

Toshiko Ikeuchi

Miyoko Inagawa

Yoshiko Saito

Saori

Fumiko Saito

Shohei Uno

Okano

Tadashi Sakata

Akira Noma

Yuuki Okita

Sada-san

Kaito Yoshimura

Nishimura

Shinichiro Matsuura

Kobayashi

Creative team

Directed by: Masaharu Take
Written by: Shin Adachi
Produced by: Gen Sato
Yoshinori Kanô

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