Mio on the Shore(2019)
Mio is 20 years old. Having lost her parents early, she and her grandmother run a traditional inn in Nagano. However, her grandmother gets sick. Mio moves to Tokyo and lives with her father’s best friend, Kyosuke. He runs a public bath. She begins to work at the public bath, but it is scheduled to be demolished to make way for redevelopment.
Movie: Mio on the Shore
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mio Miyakawa
Ginji Ogata
Makoto Shimamura
Toshihito Arai
Yuu Iseki
Kyosuke Misawa
Kuniko Miyakawa
Jasmine
Kina Ishida
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