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Tetsuaki's struggling to write a novel while his mother fades; Mitsuko's engagement has been forced upon her unwillingly; the two individuals run away to share their grief.
Tetsuaki Murakami
Mitsuko Hoshi
Kouten
Sand Man
Toshiro
Yuriko
Yayoi
Boarding House Lady
Ichiro
Brokerage Firm President
Wife of Brokerage Firm President
Hiroko Nakayama
Tetsuaki's mother
Tetsuaki's sister
Printing Shop Owner
Man in Fight
January 28, 1984
Tetsuaki Murakami
Mitsuko Hoshi
Kouten
Sand Man
Toshiro
Yuriko
Yayoi
Boarding House Lady
Ichiro
Brokerage Firm President
Wife of Brokerage Firm President
Hiroko Nakayama
Tetsuaki's mother
Tetsuaki's sister
Printing Shop Owner
Man in Fight
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