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Takashi Aoyama has way too much work to do and pushes himself mentally too hard. He blacks out and collapses at a railroad station. When he is about to be hit by a train, he is saved by Yamamoto. After his encounter with Yamamoto, Takashi recovers his bright personality and gets better results at work. One day, Takashi sees Yamamoto boarding a bus to the cemetery with a serious expression.
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Takashi Aoyama has way too much work to do and pushes himself mentally too hard. He blacks out and collapses at a railroad station. When he is about to be hit by a train, he is saved by Yamamoto. After his encounter with Yamamoto, Takashi recovers his bright personality and gets better results at work. One day, Takashi sees Yamamoto boarding a bus to the cemetery with a serious expression.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Kumi Tawada, Izuru Narushima
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Runtime:114 minutes
Studio:Cine Bazar, KADOKAWA, ADK, WOWOW, KDDI, GYAO, The Asahi Shimbun, PAPADO Music Publishers, Kinoshita Group, TOHO, Ken-On
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