Like Grains of Sand

Like Grains of Sand

1995•2h 9m•6.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(25)

A coming-of-age story. Shuji, a Japanese teen, is falling in love with his friend Hiroyuki, however, Hiroyuki is attracted to Kasane, the new girl in their class.

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Production

TOHO, PIA Corporation, Young Entertainment Square, PFF Partners

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Available in Your Library

Cast

Yoshinori Okada

Yoshinori Okada

Shuji Ito

Kōta Kusano

Kōta Kusano

Hiroyuki Yoshida

Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki

Kasane Aihara

Kumi Takada

Ayako Shimizu

Kouji Yamaguchi

Touru Kanbara

Shizuka Isami

Shizuka Isami

Rika Matsuo

Kunio Murai

Kunio Murai

Shuji's Father

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Ms. Nezu

Miyako Yamaguchi

Miyako Yamaguchi

Ms. Yoshida

Chiharu Ishikawa

Noriko Yoshida

Bang-ho Cho

Bang-ho Cho

Teacher

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Fujita

Ryosuke Hashiguchi

Ryosuke Hashiguchi

Teacher

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