2005

2h 12m

6.0(6 votes)

Drama

Overview

A Christmas Eve power outage provides a collection of troubled Tokyo denizens the opportunity to come clean on the misdeeds of their past.

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Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

豊川悦司

Shinichi Kido

Acting

田畑智子

Nozomi Kanou

Acting

田口トモロヲ

Ryotaro Saeki

Acting

原田知世

Saeki's wife

Acting

吉川晃司

Gingi

Acting

寺島しのぶ

Reiko

Acting

井川遥

Misuzo

Acting

阿部力

Dong-Dong

Acting

本郷奏多

Shota

Acting

香椎由宇

Maiko

Acting

品川徹

Ryotaro's father

Acting

淡島千景

Unknown Role

Acting

宇津井健

Kanau Yoshikazu

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