Cry Out
2026 · 131 min · Drama
Akiko, a girl living a hard life after her father passes away and her mother's new boyfriend turns abusive, starts receiving encouraging letters from her 30-year-old-future self. Akiko also starts to get bullied in school, and her teacher Shinomiya tries to help her, but ends up losing her job. Akiko also unearths a story written to her by her father, telling her how he originally met her mother, who was the abused daughter of a politician.
Directed by Takahisa Zeze · Written by Ryota Kato
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Yuina Kuroshima Mayuko Shinomiya -
Nanami Yamazaki Akiko Saeki -
Ryota Bando Yuki Harada -
Kanata Hosoda Ryota Higuchi -
Hana Kondo Maju Morimoto -
Tori Matsuzaka Ryota Saeki -
Keiko Kitagawa Fumino Saeki
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