Kiyoku Yawaku (Beyond the Memories)

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Movie: Beyond the Memories (English title) / Clean Tender (literal title)
Romaji: Kiyoku Yawaku
Japanese: 潔く柔く
Director: Takehiko Shinjo
Writer: Ryo Ikuemi (manga), Sachiko Tanaka, Satomi Oshima
Producer: Daisuke Kadoya, Minami Ichikawa, Atsushi Terada, Hiroyasu Asami, Tomoko Jo, Seiji Okuda, Naoto Hatakeyama, Kasumi Yao
Cinematographer: Mitsuru Komiyama
Release Date: October 26, 2013
Runtime: 127 min.
Genre: Romance
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Kanna Seto (Masami Nagasawa lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still wounded as an adult. Kanna then meets Roku Akazawa (Masaki Okada), who also carries a painful experience from his past. When Roku was an elementary school student, a girl who was with him got into an accident and died. Because of that incident, Roku carries a heavy sense of guilt. Roku then tries to make Kanna feel love again.

Cast

Masami Nagasawa
Masaki Okada
Kengo Kora
Chizuru Ikewaki
Haru
Aoi Nakamura
Yuki Furukawa
Kaoru Hirata
Ryosei Tayama
Soko Wada
Megumi

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