Satoko Always

Satoko Always

2026 · 138 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Satoko is a 15-year-old junior high school student. After a brief encounter with herclassmate Hayase at the ENT clinic, she begins to write a story sparked by herfeelings for him. Satoko is a 35-year-old working at a film publicity company. After being stabbed bythe wife of her married lover and hospitalized, she starts writing a story. Satoko is a 55-year-old housewife. On the last day of making lunchboxes for herthree sons, she remembers her childhood dream of becoming a writer and beginsto write.

Directed by Shuichi Okita · Written by Shuichi Okita

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Kasumi Arimura Nishida Satoko
Hikari Ishida Iijima Satoko
Himeno Kashun Nakai Satoko
Daisuke Kuroda Nakai Keigo
Junko Miyabe Mitsuko Nakai
Yuno Izumi Kana-bun
Mirika Otsuki Shima-ccho
Toharu Ogawa Hayase Isamu
Yuzu Aoki Shima Yusuke
Yohta Kawase Matsunaga
Momoi Shimada Kudo
Tomo Nakai Kitajima

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