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The Kodai Family
Kie Hirano is an ordinary OL who often daydreams. Mitsumasa Kodai at the same company as Kie Hirano, but he is an elite salaryman. He is the eldest son in the Kodai family and he is also telepathic. Mitsumasa Kodai got his special ability to read other people's mind from his British grandmother. Mitsumasa becomes attracted to Kie's warm heart and her dreamy temperament. They begin to date and enjoy their days together, but Mitsumasa Kodai's mother calls.
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Kie Hirano is an ordinary OL who often daydreams. Mitsumasa Kodai at the same company as Kie Hirano, but he is an elite salaryman. He is the eldest son in the Kodai family and he is also telepathic. Mitsumasa Kodai got his special ability to read other people's mind from his British grandmother. Mitsumasa becomes attracted to Kie's warm heart and her dreamy temperament. They begin to date and enjoy their days together, but Mitsumasa Kodai's mother calls.
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Genre:Romance, Comedy
Written By:Arisa Kaneko
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Runtime:116 minutes
Studio:TOHO, Fuji Television Network, Kyodo Television, Shueisha
Cast
Masato Hijikata
Director
Haruka Ayase
Kie Hirano
Takumi Saitoh
Mitsumasa Kodai
Kiko Mizuhara
Shigeko Kodai
Shotaro Mamiya
Kazumasa Kodai
Mao Daichi
Yuko Kodai
Masachika Ichimura
Shigemasa Kodai Jr
Kentaro Sakaguchi
Kohei Kishimoto
Takuro Ohno
Shigemasa Kodai
Muga Tsukaji
Minoru Wakita
Keiko Horiuchi
Yumiko Abe
Kaho
Jun Saito
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