Life: Love on the Line (Director's Cut)

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Life: Love on the Line (Director's Cut)

2020

1h 52m

6.8(6 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

A chance meeting between two teens, on the way home from school, changes their lives forever.

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7 featured cast members

Starring

Jin Shirasu

Ito Akira

Raiku

Nishi Yuuki

Fujiko Kojima

Shiraishi Honoka

Nao Osada

Ito Takako

Shiori Doi

Ito Hitomi

Meguri Hiroo

Ito Shigeaki

Yoshie Okuyama

Nishi Megumi

Creative team

Directed by: Takashi Ninomiya
Written by: Tokokura Miya
Produced by: Ayumi Kondo

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