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Diary of Early Winter Shower(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-11-14
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3 Votes
Time: 1h 56m
Overview:
Kounosuke Mibu and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell in love 20 years ago. They had promised each other that they would build a retreat in Shiguretei, but Ushio was hospitalized after a stroke a few days later, and when his wife, Takako, rushed to the hospital, she discovered their love affair, which in reality had not gone beyond kissing. Now, 20 years later, against the advice of her ikebana mentor, Tae rushes to meet Ushio at Shiguretei, only to see him clutching his chest in pain. Eventually, the design and plans for the dream retreat are seen by Tae, but she has to visit Kyoto alone... or maybe she's heading for somewhere else.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Central Arts
Movie: Diary of Early Winter Shower
Top 10 Billed Cast
吉永小百合
Tae Horikawa
渡哲也
Kounosuke Mibu
林隆三
Shoda
佐藤友美
Keiko Mibu
原田龍二
Koji Mibu
天宮良
Tamura
岩崎加根子
Natsu Kobayakawa
細川直美
Yuko Furuya
裕木奈江
Tomoko Ikawa
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Kounosuke Mibu and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell in love 20 years ago. They had promised each other that they would build a retreat in Shiguretei, but Ushio was hospitalized after a stroke a few days later, and when his wife, Takako, rushed to the hospital, she discovered their love affair, which in reality had not gone beyond kissing. Now, 20 years later, against the advice of her ikebana mentor, Tae rushes to meet Ushio at Shiguretei, only to see him clutching his chest in pain. Eventually, the design and plans for the dream retreat are seen by Tae, but she has to visit Kyoto alone... or maybe she's heading for somewhere else.
Release Date
1998-11-14
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Rating:
3.8 startsTagline
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