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Your Friend

2008 · 125 min · ★ 5.1 · Drama

While researching a story on a school for problem children, Nakahara meets Emi, a college volunteer with a compelling tale of her own. After overcoming her initial reluctance to open up to the writer, Emi talks about her busted leg and her childhood friendship with the chronically ill Yuka.

Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki · Written by Hiroshi Saito

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