Drama ·Romance ·Fantasy · Japan · 2013 · 2h 8m

The Girl in the Sun

陽だまりの彼女

The Girl in the Sun poster
Director
Takahiro Miki
Cast
Juri Ueno as Mao Watarai Jun Matsumoto as Kosuke Okuda Tetsuji Tamayama as Haruki Sindo Masaki Suda as Shota Okuda Koji Ohkura as Susumu Tanaka Mitsuki Tanimura as Yuri Minegishi
Crew
Yoko Itakura — Director of Photography Junichi Ito — Editor Tomoe Kanno — Screenplay Kosuke Mukai — Screenplay Osamu Koshigaya — Novel Shinji Ogawa — Producer
Tagline

A romantic reunion after 10 years…

Synopsis

A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret.

Mood & Themes
reunionmemory losschildhood friendshigh school reunionbittersweet
Key Collaborators
Takahiro Miki Director Yoko Itakura Director of Photography Junichi Ito Editor Tomoe Kanno Screenplay Kosuke Mukai Screenplay Osamu Koshigaya Novel Shinji Ogawa Producer Manabu Endou Producer Mitsuru Uda Producer Hidefumi Hanatani Production Design
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