Silver Spoon

Silver Spoon

2014 · 111 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Comedy

Ooejo Agricultural High School is located in Hokkaido. Most students are from families involved in agriculture and their dreams are to continue working in agriculture. Meanwhile, Yuugo (Kento Nakajima), who graduated from a prestigious middle school, applied to the Ooejo Agricultural High School just because the school has a dormitory. Yuugo, who grew up in the city, finds himself in an unfamiliar environment at Ooejo Agricultural High School, surrounded by nature and animals. Yuugo is also the only one who doesn't know what type of career he wants to pursue. Yuugo becomes impatient. He goes through struggles everyday, but he also gets to know the other students and rural life in general. He begins to grow as a person.

Directed by Keisuke Yoshida · Written by Ryo Takada

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Kento Nakajima Hachiken Yuugo
Alice Hirose Mikage Aki
Tomohiro Ichikawa Ichiro Komaba
Kazue Fukiishi Fujii Ichiko
Riki Takeuchi Mikage Takeshi
Show Aikawa Mikage Masashi
Renji Ishibashi Mikage Daisaku
Haru Kuroki Ayame Minamikugo
Yuko Miyamoto Hachiken Misako
Mitsuru Fukikoshi Hachiken Kazumasa
Shido Nakamura Nakajima Yoshiyuki
Ryûhei Ueshima Kitaka Imichi

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