Sunflower

Sunflower

2000•2h 1m•6.7/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(7)

Reunited by the death of a friend, a group of former schoolmates reassess themselves and their earlier times together.

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Production

KSS, Suplex

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Teruaki Konno

Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Aso

Tomomi Manabe

Magi

Magi

Yohei Kitaoka

Urara Awata

Urara Awata

Yumiko

Kumiko Tsuchiya

Kumiko Tsuchiya

Shoko Koide

Kaori Hifumi

Kaori Hifumi

Bob Suzuki

Bob Suzuki

Tetsuro Tanaka

Masahiro Toda

Masahiro Toda

Tatsuhiko Sakawa

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Yukio Saito

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Shinji Sasahara

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Kohei

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

Yuichi Hirano

Tetsushi Tanaka

Tetsushi Tanaka

Takahashi

Aya Kawamura

Yukari Hayama

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Tomomi's Mother

Toshiyuki Kitami

Toshiyuki Kitami

Tomomi's Father

Ito Yozaburo

Ito Yozaburo

Masashi Arifuku

Masashi Arifuku

Gin Pun Chou

Gin Pun Chou

Momoko Shibuya

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