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After the Rain

After the Rain

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After the Rain

2018

1h 51m

7.5(59 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

Akira Tachibana is a soft-spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club. Working part-time at a restaurant, she finds herself inexplicably falling in love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man.

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Production Companies

Toho Pictures

AOI Pro.

jeki

GYAO

Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

KDDI

Shogakukan

Stardust Pictures

Nippan Group Holdings

Hakuhodo

TOHO

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Nana Komatsu

Nana Komatsu

Akira Tachibana

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Masami Kondo

Nana Seino

Nana Seino

Haruka Kiyan

Hayato Isomura

Hayato Isomura

Ryosuke Kase

Shono Hayama

Shono Hayama

Takashi Yoshizawa

Honoka Matsumoto

Honoka Matsumoto

Yui Nishida

Maika Yamamoto

Maika Yamamoto

Mizuki Kurata

Mari Hamada

Mari Hamada

Kubo

Shigeyuki Totsugi

Shigeyuki Totsugi

Chihiro Kujo

Yoh Yoshida

Yoh Yoshida

Tomoyo Tachibana

Creative team

Directed by: Akira Nagai
Written by: Riko Sakaguchi
Produced by: Kei Haruna
Yuho Tadano

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