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  2. Short Hope

Short Hope

2014
1h 16m

Status

Released

Release

2014

Runtime

1h 16m

Storyline

An elementary school student Kazuya lives with his step parents. His biological mother is dead and his biological father is lost. To trace his biological father, Kazuya visits a strip club, his mother's former workplace. There, he finds out a 'HOPE' cigarette box and an old photograph of a man and his mother, which gives him a hope of finding him.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 16m
Aug 16, 2014
Director
Masaki Horiguchi

Top Cast

2 Cast Members

Ryûto

Ryûto

Kazuya Kojima

Jun Toba

Ryosuke Yuki

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