Haruka, Nostalgia

Haruka, Nostalgia

1993 · 165 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

Ayase Shinsuke, a popular writer of a series of girl novels, visits Otaru, the town he grew up in. He meets a strange boy who calls himself by the author's real name.

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · Written by Nobuhiko Obayashi

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