

Synapse
2023-09-04 · 8 min · ★ 6.0
Synapse follows a story of a female shut-in gig worker who does whatever it takes to have breakfast with her husband once again.
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- Directors
- Kenneth Pulgar-Vidal
- Production companies
- Rewritten Pictures
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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Rina HoshinoMiyu Naruse
Derrick DoverTom Thomason
Koshi UeharaMinato Tachibana
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