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A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings.
A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings.
Kenji Takaoka
Kumiko Akiyoshi
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Sanae Nakahara
Rie Yokoyama
Yoko Minakaze
Kirin Kiki
Hōsei Komatsu
Kotaro Yamamoto
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