Taro Wanted to Become Water

Taro Wanted to Become Water

Taro Wanted to Become Water

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Taro Wanted to Become Water

2021

0h 5m

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Taro, who looks like a skull, doesn't stand out at school, but he is blessed with friends like Yasushi, who has a head that looks like the inside of a clam, and finds meaning in seemingly meaningless things as he goes about his daily life.

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Directed by: Kenji Iwaisawa

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