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The Water Flows to the Sea
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The Water Flows to the Sea

2023-06-09 · 123 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · Romance

High school student Naotatsu travels to live at his uncle's house. In the pouring rain, he is picked up at the nearest station by a strange adult woman named Sakaki who guides him to an unexpected share house where a life together begins.

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Directors
Tetsu Maeda
Production companies
Happinet Phantom Studios, TV Tokyo, Kodansha, Foster Plus Co., st'blue
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Suzu HiroseSuzu HiroseChisa Sakaki
Riku OnishiRiku OnishiNaotatsu Kumazawa
Kengo KoraKengo KoraShigemichi Utagawa
Ami ToumaAmi ToumaKaede Izumiya
Junki TozukaJunki TozukaHayate Izumiya
Masanobu KatsumuraMasanobu KatsumuraJingo Sakaki
Yukiya KitamuraYukiya KitamuraTatsuo Kumazawa
Maki SakaiMaki SakaiSanae Takashima
Katsuhisa NamaseKatsuhisa NamaseKenzo Naruse
Tohara TakutoYamada

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