Kako: My Sullen Past

Kako: My Sullen Past

2016•2h 0m•7.0/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(3)

Kako (Fumi Nikaido) is a female high school student. She lives at a restaurant run by her family in Kitashinagawa, Tokyo. Unexpectedly, Kako's aunt, Mikiko (Kyoko Koizumi), suddenly appears. Kako thought her aunt died 18 years ago. Her whole family is embarrassed by Mikiko's appearance due to a past incident caused by Mikiko. Kako is also irritated when Mikiko lives in her room. They spend the summer together.

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Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Kyoko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi

Mikiko

Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Kako

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Yasunori

Itsuji Itao

Itsuji Itao

Taichi

Mochika Yamada

Kana

Kumi Hyodo

Satoe

Yuki Yamada

Yuki Yamada

Takashi Kodama

Takashi Kodama

Makoto Ôtake

Kitaro

Kitaro

Shigeru Saiki

Shigeru Saiki

Mei Kurokawa

Mei Kurokawa

Masayo Umezawa

Masayo Umezawa

Sachi

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