"Destiny of shrine maiden."
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.
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Miki Nakatani
Matsuko Kawajiri
Eita Nagayama
Sho Kawajiri
Yūsuke Iseya
Yoichi Ryu
Teruyuki Kagawa
Norio Kawajiri
Mikako Ichikawa
Kumi Kawajiri
Asuka Kurosawa
Megumi Sawamura
Akira Emoto
Tsunehiro Kawajiri
Gori
Shuji Okura
Ko Shibasaki
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Kankuro Kudo
Tetsuya Yamekawa
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Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?
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