Movie
Close-Knit
Overview
After being neglected by her mother, a little girl is taken in by her uncle and his transgender girlfriend, who create a loving home for her.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-02-25
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Nikkatsu Corporation, dentsu, Paradise Cafe, J Storm, PARCO, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)
- Country
- Japan
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Toma Ikuta as Rinko
- Kenta Kiritani as Makio
- Rinka Kakihara as Tomo
- Rie Mimura as Hiromi
- Eiko Koike as Naomi
- Mugi Kadowaki as Yuka
- Shuji Kashiwabara as Yoshio
- Kaito Komie as Kai
- Misako Tanaka as Fumiko
- Lily as Sayuri
- Noriko Eguchi as Kanei
- Tōru Shinagawa as Saito
Crew
- Naoko Ogigami - Director
- Naoko Ogigami - Screenplay
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