#Kusabue Mitsuko

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Mitsuko Kusabue – 草笛 光子 Photo by Keiko Shimizu – 清水 恵子 (けい子) 草笛光子のクローゼット, 2018年ファッションディレクター

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Jigen Daisuke(2023) / Lupin the Third Pt.2 "Wings of Death, Albatross"(1980) and Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro(1979)

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Japanese actress Mitsuko Kusabue (1933- ).

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The upcoming live-action spin-off film, Jigen Daisuke 「次元大介」, has a brand-new action-packed trailer!

Narrated by the current Japanese voice actor of the animated Jigen, Akio Ōtsuka, the trailer gives a better look at what we can expect from the film, along with a glimpse at its supporting cast.

Yōko Maki is due to play Jigen's arch-enemy, Adel, an assassin who has lost both a leg and her voice - neither of which stop her from being a formidable foe for our hero.

Kotoka Maki features as Oto, a young girl targeted by the villainous Adel's organization.

Masatoshi Nagase stars as Takeshi Kawashima, an assassin and right-hand man of Adel who possesses impressive mimicry and disguise abilities.

Honami Satō plays Ruri, Kawashima's lover, and Mitsuko Kusabue plays Chiharu Yaguchi, the world's best gunsmith whose run-down watch repair shop serves as a front for her services.

The film is releasing “worldwide” (exact locations to be revealed) on October 13th, 2023, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Tetsuji Tamayama, who previously portrayed the character in the 2014 released feature film, will be returning to the role of Jigen. He is the second actor to take the role of Jigen in a live action Lupin III film, with Kunie Tanaka being the first in 1974’s Strange Psychokinetic Strategy.

Yoshimasa Akamatsu (BD ~Akechi Tantei Jimusho, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows) has produced the script for the upcoming film, and Hajime Hashimoto (The Detective Is in the Bar franchise, AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo, Shimauma, Signal) is on directing duties.

Watch the trailer on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/UD13qp8-LfE

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I just watched the Jigen Movie. Read of my thoughts.

(spoilers under the cut! I had a great time 😊)

MR TETSUJI TAMAYAMA SIR YOUR ACTING IN THIS FILM WAS INCREDIBLE!! Especially in the bits between him and Oto; the hand shake he did when reading Oto's backstory was just AAAAAAAHHH PERFECTION

All the performances in this movie were great honestly! Special mention goes to Kotoka Maki and Mitsuko Kusabue as Oto and Chiharu respectively. Loved them

TOTALLY thought Chiharu was gonna die like three separate times in this movie. Was very pleasantly surprised when she survived. And she even adopted Oto!

Really liked Ruri the prostitute girl too

Felt really bad for Kyoko and Yuya

The whole street thinking Jigen was Chiharu's nephew and Oto was his daughter was hilarious. One of the best scenes in the movie

The stuff about Adele was really interesting

Also the shapeshifting gimmick of Kawashima or whatever his name was I forgot

James's music... *chef's kiss*

I appreciated the Monkey Punch photo and the Fiat at the end (I KNEW there was gonna be a cameo!)

I swear to God I thought Shun Oguri was about to come out of that car for a second

Jigen making sukiyaki and spaghetti... I see what you did there 😆

I really liked the look of the city in this movie. While there were parts where I couldn't really tell what was going on, on the whole I think it was really well lit.

I thought Akio Otsuka was supposed to narrate this but I didn't hear him anywhere! Maybe I missed it, maybe it was in the credits and I didn't see it cause I skipped them, idk.

Also thought they were gonna make at least some mention of Kobayashi but didn't see any

This one was a LOT of fun. Took a little bit to really hook me but when it did I had a BLAST. And now to wait and see what the hell they're gonna do next!

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Yuzo Kayama and Yoko Tsukasa in Scattered Clouds (Mikio Naruse, 1967)

Cast: Yoko Tsukasa, Yuzo Kayama, Mitsuko Kusabue, Mitsuko Mori, Mie Hama, Daisuke Kato, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Yu Fujiki, Tadao Nakamura. Screenplay: Nobuo Yamada. Cinematography: Yuzuru Aizawa. Production design: Satoru Chuko. Film editing: Eiji Ooi. Music: Toru Takemitsu. 

As Scattered Clouds opens, Yumiko Eda (Yoko Tsukasa) is as happy as a married woman can be: Her husband has just had a promotion that will take them from Tokyo to Washington, D.C., and she has just learned that she's pregnant. And then he's killed in an accident and she loses the child. It's a mark of Mikio Naruse's masterly control of tone that he chooses neither to show the accident happening or to make explicit how her pregnancy ended -- whether it was a miscarriage or an abortion. The cause is less important than the effect: Yumiko's utter devastation. And then we switch from her point of view to learn that the driver who killed her husband, Shiro Mishima (Yuzo Kayama), was devastated by the accident in his own way. Although he is exonerated -- he was in no way responsible for the death of Yumiko's husband, the result of a blown-out tire that caused him to lose control of the car -- he suffers at work: His company wants to avoid scandal and transfers him to a less-desirable location. He also suffers from guilt: Desperate to make amends, he arranges to send Yumiko a monthly stipend. She needs the money: Her husband's family coldly distances itself from her, and the insurance isn't enough to live on. But she proudly rejects Shiro's offer, regarding it as "blood money," until it's apparent that she needs it to survive. To that point, Scattered Clouds is a probing look at the nature of grief and guilt. And then melodrama sets in: Shiro's transfer coincidentally puts him in the neighborhood of the inn that Yumiko's sister-in-law runs, and Yumiko takes a job as hostess at the inn. As their plot-crossed paths intersect, Shiro and Yumiko overcome their initial antipathy and fall in love. But what matters in Scattered Clouds is not the familiarity of the tropes of melodrama but the skill with which Naruse, his actors, and his crew -- especially composer Toru Takemitsu -- handle them. It's an irresistible film, no matter how contrived its plot, and if you're not a little teary-eyed when it ends, I feel sorry for you.   

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Il trailer del film live action Jigen Daisuke rivela nuovi membri del cast Yōko Maki, Kotoka Maki, Masatoshi Nagase, Honami Satō, Mitsuko Kusabue si aggiungono al cast del film del 13 ottobre. Info:--> https://www.gonagaiworld.com/il-trailer-del-film-live-action-jigen-daisuke-rivela-il-cast-principale/?feed_id=398165&_unique_id=64f9afa23de46 #JigenDaisuke #Liveaction #LupinIII #TMSEntertainment

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Mitsuko Kusabue (1933-)

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みんな、「タツオ」くんが大好きね!

『まだ結婚できない男』(2019) “The Man Who Still Can’t Get Married” aka “He Who Still Can’t Marry”

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The Inugami Family / Inugami-ke no ichizoku (1976, Kon Ichikawa)

犬神家の一族　（市川崑）

10/24/19

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Scattered Clouds (Mikio Naruse, 1967)

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'Evangelion 3.0+1.0,' 'BELLE,' 'JUJUTSU KAISEN 0,' Nominated for Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year

  The 45th Annual Japan Academy Film Prize, Japan's top award show for domestic Japanese films, announced their nominees today for the award show's top categories, including Picture of the Year, Animation of the Year, Director of the Year, all the actor categories, and more, revealing that Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time is competing against JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 for Animation of the Year, which Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train won last year.

  Picture of the Year 


God of Kinema

Last of the Wolves

Under the Open Sky

Drive My Car

In the Wake

  Animation of the Year

Sing a Bit of Harmony

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

JUJUTSU KAISEN 0

Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time

BELLE

  Director of the Year

Kazuya Shiraishi (Last of the Wolves)

Takahisa Zeze (In the Wake)

Miwa Nishikawa (Under the Open Sky)

Izuru Narushima (A Morning of Farewell)

Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car)

  Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Takeru Satoh (In the Wake)

Masaki Suda (We Made a Beautiful Bouquet)

Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car)

Tori Matsuzaka (Last of the Wolves)

Koji Yakusho (Under the Open Sky)

  Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Yuki Amami (Rogo no Shikin ga Arimasen!)

Kasumi Arimura (We Made a Beautiful Bouquet)

Mei Nagano (And, the Baton Was Passed)

Mayu Matsuoka (Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction)

Sayuri Yoshinaga (A Morning of Farewell)

  Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Hiroshi Abe (In the Wake)

Ryohei Suzuki (Last of the Wolves)

Shinichi Tsutsumi (The Fable: A Hitman Who Doesn’t Kill)

Taiga Nakano (Under the Open Sky)

Nijiro Murakami (Last of the Wolves)

  Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Satomi Ishihara (And, the Baton Was Passed)

Kaya Kiyohara (In the Wake)

Mitsuko Kusabue (Rogo no Shikin ga Arimasen!)

Nanase Nishino (Last of the Wolves)

Suzu Hirose (A Morning of Farewell)

  Outstanding Foreign Language Film

Tailor (Greece)

Nomadland (United States)

Minari (United States)

No Time to Die (United Kingdom)

Dune (United States)

  Newcomer of the Year

Mio Imada (Tokyo Revengers) NOTE: Live-action film

Nanase Nishino (Last of the Wolves)

Touko Miura (Drive My Car)

Ai Yoshikawa (Honey Lemon Soda)

Hayato Isomura (A Family) / (What Did You Eat Yesterday? The Movie)

Ukon Onoe II (Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai)

Hio Miyazawa (Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction)

Fukase (Character)  

  While not every film or actor is a winner, everyone who is nominated will be given an Award for Excellence, which also includes a statue. The awards will be given out on March 11 in a ceremony at Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo.

  Source: Oricon

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram. 

By: Daryl Harding

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How appropriate. When Maho is confronting Kasumi there is a video of a shark in the background. It’s suitable for Maho’s character. She doesn’t care who knows that she sleeps around…unless it gets back to her husband of course. Even then, it feels like she would play the wronged wife card. This episode felt like hers in that she was viciously attacking our two leads. Even Yuri’s coldness and flippant remarks couldn’t touch her when she is on a roll.

Episode 3: Falling in Love

Kasumi breaks away from the magical first kiss with Yuri and says…”thank you for your hard work.” Snort. Poor Yuri. She always makes him feel awkward as hell, doesn’t she? Kasumi herself doesn’t understand the kiss and kind of pretends it away…? She avoids the topic and asks how everything is. Does he need her to adjust the pleats at all? Breaking the awkward atmosphere are Yuri’s workers. They were worried so they come bearing supplies and food. This saves Kasumi from having to talk to Yuri now.

The next day Kasumi drops off laundry to Maho and collects more. Maho flounces down the stairs with Yuri’s jacket, hinting at their affair. Maho then says Yuri and Kasumi have been getting closer of late. Kasumi denies this. Maho then roughly grabs Kasumi’s arm and attacks her for kneeling. Kasumi once more explains who she does it and Maho says it makes her look pathetic, like she’s hurt, like she’s working hard. Kasumi says she will do it no more then. She goes to leave and Maho yells after her. How dare a middle-aged cleaning woman dare to dream? Major props to Kasumi staying calm, but I’m hoping someday she will let Maho have it. As Maho walks away laughing, Kasumi bows politely and leaves. Now, this doesn’t mean Kasumi is unaffected, but it was good that she didn’t let Maho see how badly she was affected.

The day of the exhibition arrives. Fukami-sensei praises Yuri for a great piece. He must be in love to be able to produce new art, right? Wait, they aren’t artists, but designers and then he likens them to obedient dogs. Fukami-sensei’s assistant interrupts his diatribe and apologizes to Yuri. He’s drunk. Shirai thanks Fukami-sensei for coming and asks when his own new work will be done. Fukami-sensei avoids this question and we get a stare down between Yuri and Maho. Something went further south in their purely physical relationship.

So what happened? Maho unleashed her pure viciousness. At this rate, she won’t be able to even keep a physical relationship with Yuri…I’m all for that. They are in Yuri’s bedroom and he is being unresponsive to Maho. He is upset that she came into his room without permission when he was out and took his jacket. What is she doing? Yuri complains about Maho going against the rules. Enter manic Maho. She laughs. Are they equal? True, she has no power, but he is merely a designer hired by her company. He may be a little famous now, but he is nothing. Designers are a dime a dozen and there is no one who even appreciates his work. For once Yuri has no snappy remarks. Her parting shot is that if women knew who he really was, no one would love him. Seriously? Does she even know who he really is, or does she only think she knows? Unlike the older Kasumi, Yuri lets Maho know she’s getting under his skin with her remarks.

Back at that track, Tsugumi’s spider senses are tingling. Every time he jumps, he hears a noise. His friend doesn’t. Tsugumi wipes himself down with a towel while looking around. Nothing. How can he miss the girl hiding behind a moving cart of soccer balls? She is ecstatic that she got some candid shot of our jumper’s abs. Poor Tsugumi.

Kaichi apologizes and finally confesses his mistake to Yuri. The older designer takes this well. He warns Kaichi to ask him if anything isn’t clear next time to avoid such situations. Yuri then asks if Kaichi apologized to Blanches first. No. They are the ones who deserve his apology the most. Thus Kaichi brings a gift to Kasumi to apologize. Kasumi accepts the apology and tells him bowing down is not necessary. Kaichi explains he was too afraid of Yuri to confess the truth originally. He then hands over part-time pay to Kasumi courtesy of Yuri. Oh, Kasumi’s face.

At the office, Lily (you’d see this written as Ayase Riri) sidles up next to her boss and begins talking about Kasumi. Who? Wow. Honey Angel, Honey Angel. She got to talk to Kasumi-san thanks to her helping them out. The older woman has been married and divorced and is currently single and living with her high school aged son. Yuri likes Kasumi, right? No comment. Yuri tells Lily to go back to work.

Enter the angry Kasumi. She hands over the money. Is it too little? Don’t take her for a fool. Yuri very awkwardly says it was thanks to her kneeling and the hole in her knee that made him think of using pleats and changing the perspective of the installation. Thus, she earned this money. Lily looks embarrassed for Yuri while Kasumi is only getting angrier. So she won’t take the money? How about dinner with him? No as well? Look, Yuri designed these awesome rugby shirts. Will she go see a game with him? LOL. Super awkward Yuri has exploded all over in front of his crew and Kasumi. What this woman makes him do. Lily interrupts. This is too awkward and is making Yuri very pitiful. The angry Kasumi interjects that she doesn’t think so. A counterattack? She tells him to stop teasing and messing around with her. Poor Yuri. He says he understands and will never ask her out again. Kasumi then bows and leaves.

It is lunchtime at school and Tsugumi’s friend rushes to get him. Now is not the time to be eating. Tsugumi puts down his empty bento…but he’s already done? His friend then drags him to the bulletin board in which his pictures have been tacked all over. Tsugumi is horrified and tells his friend to help him rip them down. His friend laughs—aren’t they well taken? Not the point, dude. Looks like these were printouts from a personal blog. Not sure if that girl did that herself or some other student did.

Kameko goes to Tsugumi’s workplace and he is checking her out [a basket full of only candy…raises eyebrow] while she mutters under her breath how she has to apologize and tell him properly. She then glances up and exclaims “eh!” This shocks Tsugumi. Eh, what? She thought that he would have to scan each candy individually, but he did not. So now what? She needs to apologize, but needs more time. Why did she choose candy when she hates it? This entire time she is muttering to herself. Tsugumi must not be able to actually hear everything she is saying? He gives her the total and she hands over money. He gives her the change and she suddenly points at something, slams a sucker down on the counter and runs away. Tsugumi pursues. She’s from his school, right? She took those pictures of him, right? Kameko says nothing and just runs away. That was your chance to apologize, girl! Tsugumi goes back to work and his coworker teases him. You can’t really tell what Tsugumi is thinking.

Lily has decided to stalk Kasumi. She doesn’t want the older woman to misunderstand Yuri. Lily joins Kasumi for snacks and beer and lays it all out for her. Yuri is someone like a mole. He devotes himself to work and gives an extra 300% if it means it will give a better design. Since the time Lily has known Yuri, he’s never approached a woman much less asked one out. This surprises Kasumi. Yuri was trying to ask her out? She’s dense. Really dense. Kasumi then asks about Maho. Lily explains that Maho approached Yuri and that their relationship is an “adult’ one for the sake of business. Kasumi is not in this world, but things like that happen all of the time. Lily hands over a flyer for the rugby match and asks Kasumi to reconsider. I like this Lily. Yes, I do. This explains why Maho gets weird looks from Yuri’s staff from time to time.

So now Kasumi is torn. Should she go? Should she not go? She is thinking hard on this when her son arrives home. Is he late thanks to his part-time job? No. He was eating out with his friend. Kasumi then asks her son to accompany her to the rugby match. LOL. Safety buffer? Who is she going with? A customer. A man? It is not a date. Seriously? A man asks a woman to a rugby match and it’s not a date? Kasumi smiles and tells Tsugumi there are such instances when it comes to adults. Right. Keep deluding yourself, Kasumi. Oh. I mean, she’s not wrong. But we all know that Yuri considers this as a “date.” I like it when Tsugumi says it is not fair for his mom to bring a third wheel like himself. He’s teaching his mother about relationships. This mother and son duo. Again, I like them. I think Tsugumi would support his mother if she decides to start dating.

So…does Kasumi go or not? Oh, she most certainly goes. Yuri is like a little kid, he’s so happy to be there. I do agree with him when they are watching the match and she realizes it wasn’t an official game—he calls her an airhead. Not nice? True. But…Kasumi really can be an airhead at times. It is a good time for them. They have fun and get into the match. She even naturally calls Yuri with “kimi” which shows closeness. She uses this often with her son. Yuri is happy about the familiarity…but should he be worried since she mentioned her son? I say this because it can be a flag that she doesn’t think of him as a man (she does, though, but still).

We break from the happy couple to see a distraught Fukami-sensei. Why did he avoid talking about his work? Because he cannot think of any new designs. He is upset as he is hopeless. Even his wife has left him. Reiko laughs. This is because he is infatuated with women, isn’t it? Reiko makes the 6th woman of his house. She calls him an artist who needs to find comfort and inspiration by rushing to the bosom of a woman. This brings on some chest fondling. Meh. Ah, we also learn that Fukami-sensei has some type of malady. He says it feels as if air molecules are pressing down on him and Reiko asked if he needs his medicine to which he replies he already took it. Reiko goes in to finish making the meal and Fukami-sensei picks up the flyer for Yuri’s show. Now…is Yuri is son or just his student. I’m curious.

Back to Yuri and Kasumi. We find them playing on the field together after the match. Yuri wonders if he is an odd person. Kasumi replies that to some degree all people are strange. That is why people have differences and fight. Yuri reveals that he was not raised by his family, but in a children’s hospital. He assures Kasumi he is perfectly healthy now. But he feels he lacks something since he was not brought up by his family. This may explain why Yuri does have such a childish and obsessive side to him. I’m guessing this incident happened after Kasumi left him.

The two get some coffee and sit down on a bench. Kasumi says she does not know how to approach or deal with men because it has been so long. Two little boys run by. One drops something and Kasumi calls out to him to come back and get it. She immediately recalls the past. She tells Yuri about the young boy back then that she liked called ���Amuro.” She never knew his real name. This boy carved her a shell shaped music box that she still has to this day. Yuri says nothing. I guess I was expecting him to announce he was that boy especially when Kasumi said he reminds her of Amuro, but he doesn’t. Why?

The two head to dinner and pass by the installation area. They decide to go in. Kasumi is once again mesmerized. Guess who else is there? The jealous witch of the East Maho. As Yuri is surrounded by his fans, Kasumi heads out to the hall where Maho approaches her. She asks if Kasumi came alone. Kasumi says she was passing by and stopped in. Maho then points out her super expensive shoes. For some reason, I recall a scene with Kasumi earlier. She was packing away the cleaned clothes and said clothes and accessories are sad as they reflect the loneliness and sadness of their owners. Anyways. Kasumi compliments the shoes and then Maho derides Kasumi’s sensible sneakers. Wench. Just that exchange was enough to shake Kasumi’s confidence and she leaves. Bad Kasumi.

Once Yuri realizes she is gone, he gives chase, but she is no where in sight. I’ am not sure what I think of this thoughts below comparing Kasumi to a little bird he caught. That…doesn’t sound good.

The little bird that I finally caught always disappears immediately. It’s the same as back then.

Kasumi goes to her usual spot for beer and food and laments that she has neither youth or beauty. D’oh. Say what? True. Kasumi does not have youth, but she is not ugly. She is an understated pretty. If they didn’t make her frumpy at times, she would be much better looking. That said, she has a brilliant and girlish smile. She leaves and runs into Yuri on her way home. He finally found her. You mean he’s been standing outside all of this time? Kasumi immediately takes his hands in hers and he pulls her into a hug.

Why me?

Because you’re my hime-sama [princess]. Because you’re my destined person.

Your a strange person.

Whatever.

Kasumi is very happy and cuddles into Yuri’s embrace and that is where we end this episode. Previews for 4 are not good. Why? Because Kasumi is always there pushing away Yuri. Does it have anything to do with her ex-hubby? I really want these two to have a happy ending. They deserve that. I am also curious about Tsugumi and Kameko. What will happen with Kasumi’s son and his stalker (for lack of a better word)?

So, will Kasumi figure out that Yuri is Amuro all on her own? Or will she need a nudge in that direction? Given their very strong bond in childhood, I suppose there is no surprise that they have a tangible bond even as adults when they don’t know who the other is. When did Yuri realize Kasumi’s real identity? Was it from episode one or episode two? Did he just have a hunch that Kasumi only confirmed now? More questions than answers.

Unmei ni, Nita Koi Episode 3 Recap How appropriate. When Maho is confronting Kasumi there is a video of a shark in the background.

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まれ (Mare)

DORAMA DETAILS

Title: まれ

Title (romaji): Mare

Broadcast Network: NHK

Genre: Drama

Episodes: 156

Release Date: March 30 - September 26, 2015

Runtime: Mon-Sat 8:00

TV Ratings: 19.4%

Theme song: Mare-zora

PLOT

Mare is an elementary school student. She lives with her family in the city, but, right before her father goes bankrupt, they run away and settle down at a fishing village in Noto.

The family rents a couple's home who run a salt pond. Mare's father starts a new business, but it also fails. Her mother supports the family by working at the salt pond.

8 years later, Mare, about to graduate from high school, decides to work for the Wajima local government. She wants to have a steady job, unlike her father. Her job is to support people who move to Noto.

CAST

Tsumura Family

Tsuchiya Tao as Mare

Matsumoto Ramu as young Mare

Watanabe Konomi as Mare (age 5)

Oizumi Yo as Tsumura Toru, Mare's father

Tokiwa Takako as Tsumura Aiko, Mare's mother

Hayama Shono as Tsumura Ittetsu, Mare's brother

Kimura Seiya as young Ittetsu

Kusabue Mitsuko as Robert Yukie, Mare's grandmother

Takahashi Rai as Tsumura Tetsushi

Okesaku Family

Tanaka Yuko as Okesaku Fumi

Tanaka Min as Okesaku Ganji

Teraoka Family

Kadowaki Mugi as Teraoka Minori, Mare's classmate

Mizuno Ayame (水野あやめ) as young Minori

Tsukaji Muga as Teraoka Makoto, Minori's father

Fuse Eri as Teraoka Kumi, Minori's mother

Kuramoto Family

Shimizu Fumika as Kuramoto Ichiko, Mare's classmate

Aikawa Aoi (愛川あおい) as young Ichiko

Sasai Eisuke as Kuramoto Koichi, Ichiko's father

Suzuki Sawa as Kuramoto Haru, Ichiko's mother

Nakagawa Shoko as Obara Maki, woman of mystery

Kontani Family

Yamazaki Kento as Keita Kontani, Hiroyuki's son and Mare's classmate and Mare's Husband

Yamazaki Yuuma (山崎祐馬) as young Keita

Itao Itsuji as Kontani Hiroyuki, Keita's father

Fujiyoshi Kumiko as Kontani Naomi, Keita's mother

Nakamura Atsuo as Kontani Yataro, Keita's grandfather

Koyama Harutomo (小山春朋) as Kontani Takumi

Yokoyama Mei (横山芽生) as Kontani Ayumi

Kado Family

Takahata Yuta (高畑裕太) as Kado Yoichiro, Mare's classmate

Guts Ishimatsu as Kado Shinichiro, Yoichiro's father

Oshima Kota (大嶋康太) as young Yoichiro

Others

Watanabe Taichi (渡辺大知) as Futaki Takashi, Mare's classmate

Tsuchiya Kaede (土屋楓) as young Takashi

Negishi Toshie as Wakabayashi Kimiko

Kajiwara Hikari (梶原ひかり) as Okano Ami

Iitoyo Marie as Sawa Saya (ep133-156)

People from Yokohama

Kohinata Fumiyo as Ikehata Daigo

Ryo as Ikehata Wako

Yagira Yuya as Ikehata Daisuke

Nakamura Yurika as Ikehata Minami

Suzuki Taku (鈴木拓) as Asai Kazuya

Shuko (柊子) as Yano Toko

Son Seijun (孫成順) as Chin Bunki

Fukuda Ayano as Ueda Yayoi

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director: Kazuki Watanabe (渡辺一貴), Masae Ichiki (一木正恵), Nishimura Takegoro (西村武五郎)

Screenwriter: Eriko Shinozaki

Executive Producer: Takahashi Ren (高橋練)

Producer: Hase Tomoki (長谷知記)

Music: Sawano Hiroyuki

Narrator: Toda Keiko

WEBSITE 

Official Pages: story | cast | blog announcement | video & images

source : AsianWiki + DramaWiki + Wikipedia

SPOILER

Yamazaki Kento played as a grandson and a guy who love wajima lacquer. He studies hard about it and could be said that lacquer is his whole life? But besides that, he has a first love and she is Mare (his classmate). Actually he is Mare's first love as well. He confessed to her but end up with no clear reply. He then get a grip of himself and keep move forward to his passion about lacquer. Both of them then decided to be a friend & support each other's dream. What happen to their dream? How about their heart? And how could they end up getting married? Find the full story by download or stream here:

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Sumito Tachikawa, Mitsuko Kusabue and Minori Matsushima sing compositions by Ryoichi Hattori

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Artist unknown.  Victor Records Japan (1964)  “New Songs in Our Life”