Dear Friends

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Dear Friends

"Are friends necessary?"

2007

1h 55m

6.0(22 votes)

Drama

Overview

Rina is the it girl. She is thin, has long hair, is flaunting and dresses attractively. Every man wants to be with her and every woman wants to be like her. She also happens to be self-absorbed, mean and nasty.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Keiko Kitagawa

Rina

Yuika Motokariya

Maki

Masaya Kikawada

Yousuke

Airi Toriyama

Hiroko

Mao Sasaki

Kanae

Hatsune Matsushima

Emi

Ren Osugi

Rina's Father

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Rina's Mother

Creative team

Directed by: Kazuyuki Morosawa
Written by: Uiko Miura
Kazuyuki Morosawa
Produced by: Mitsuru Kawase
Atsushi Ikuta

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