Goodbye to Our Kindergarten
Not to cry no matter what happens.
2011 · 129 min · ★ 7.7 · Drama, Family
One day, five kindergarten children suddenly disappear from a kindergarten in Tokyo, sending their teachers and parents into a panic. The five of them are connecting on trains and headed to an unfamiliar place for some purpose.
Directed by Nobuo Mizuta · Written by Yuji Sakamoto
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Mana Ashida Kanna Yamazaki -
Hikari Mitsushima Mari Yoshiki - R Ruiki Sato Takujitsu Uehara
- R Ryoka Ihara Yui Kishimoto
- H Hiroyuki Kuroda Shunyuu Horikawa
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Miyu Honda Mikoto Mochida - T Tomoya Hashimoto Hiromu Taniguchi
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Megumi Yokoyama Satomi Kishimoto -
Maki Mizuno Takako Osawa -
Shuri Fumina Hatada -
Ittoku Kishibe homeless man -
Ayumi Ishida grandmother
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