Bare Essence of Life

Bare Essence of Life

2009•2h 0m•6.0/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(11)

Yojin, an eccentric young farmer living in the countryside, falls in love for the first time in his life. Her name is Machiko, she teaches in a kindergarten and is from Tokyo.

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Production

Horipro, Nikkatsu Corporation, VAP, WOWOW, KADOKAWA

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama

Youjin Mizuki

Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Aso

Machiko Kamiizumi

Seiji Nozoe

Ta Tanaka

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Kaname Shimada

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Dr. Misawa

Misako Watanabe

Misako Watanabe

Shibata

Mayu Kitaki

Mayu Kitaki

Kaoru

Yuta Maita

Kotaro

Natsuko Norita

Chine Sato

Sakura Saito

Nao

Madoka Takeya

Shino

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