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Graduation

1990-01-12 · Runtime unavailable · Not rated

Drama

Kinoshita Kaori (Nakayama Miho), a native of Nagano, was allowed to live alone in Tokyo for two years during her junior college years. Now, with employment still unsettled, her parents are pressuring her to return to Nagano. Her friend Noriko (Sendo Atsuko) had good grades in junior college and had received a job offer from a major company, but the offer was rescinded due to her living alone. Meanwhile, Tomoko (Kawai Michiko), who dreams of becoming a reporter while job hunting, is also struggling to balance her dreams and reality. One day, Kaori visits a small company with her resume in hand, where she meets the company president, Yoshizawa (Oda Yuji). Yoshizawa accepts Kaori without even a proper interview, and despite her misgivings about the company, she soon finds herself drawn to Yoshizawa.

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Production companies
TBS
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Japan
Status
Ended

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Miho NakayamaMiho Nakayama
Yuji OdaYuji Oda
Sendou Atsuko
Michiko KawaiMichiko Kawai
Koji MatobaKoji Matoba
Masatoshi NagaseMasatoshi Nagase
Kei SatōKei Satō
Haruko MabuchiHaruko Mabuchi
Motoi Tanaka
Hisashi IgawaHisashi Igawa
Junji InagawaJunji Inagawa
Yorie YamashitaYorie Yamashita
Minoru Ishido

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