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A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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Initiation Love posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

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MOVIE2015 1h 50m JPN

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01 / THE STORY

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Shota Matsuda

Shota Matsuda

鈴木

Atsuko Maeda

Atsuko Maeda

成岡繭子(マユ)

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

石丸美弥子

Takahiro Miura

Takahiro Miura

海藤

Tomoya Maeno

Tomoya Maeno

梵ちゃん

Ayako Yoshitani

Ayako Yoshitani

優子

Miyabi Matsuura

Miyabi Matsuura

ナツコ

Kotomi Yaegashi

和美