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Bare Essence of Life

60 %|Jun 6, 2009|Drama, Comedy

Youjin is a quirky young man living in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Yojin has a difficult time sitting still and can't focus on extended conversations. His life revolves around farming his grandmother's vegetable garden. Yojin experiences a new kind of feeling when he meets a pretty young lady named Machiko. The feelings are strong enough that he feels the need to be with her and gain her affection.

Featured Crew

Satoko Yokohama
Director
Ryo Sugimoto
Art Direction
Daisuke Iga
Costume Design
Satoe Araki
Costume Design
Shinichi Fushima
Editor
Yoshihide Otomo
Music
Tomoo Tsuchii
Producer

Cast

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Kenichi Matsuyama
Youjin Mizuki
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Kumiko Aso
Machiko Kamiizumi
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Seiji Nozoe
Ta Tanaka
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Arata Iura
Kaname Shimada
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Yoshio Harada
Dr. Misawa
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Natsuko Norita
Chine Sato