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Close Range Love
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Close Range Love

2014-10-11 · 118 min · ★ 7.4

Drama · Romance

A smart high school student falls in love with her English teacher after she receives one-on-one tutoring from him.

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Directors
Naoto Kumazawa
Production companies
TOHO, D.N. Dream Partners, VAP, J-dream, Kodansha, NatureLab, Showgate, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Nippon Television Network Corporation, AX-ON, Nippon Eizo Creative, Sony PCL, KADOKAWA Daiei Studio
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tomohisa YamashitaTomohisa YamashitaHaruka Sakurai
Nana KomatsuNana KomatsuYuni Kururugi
Asami MizukawaAsami MizukawaMirei Takizawa
Nozomu KotakiNozomu KotakiRyu Matoba
Mizuki YamamotoMizuki YamamotoKikuko Nanami
Hirofumi AraiHirofumi AraiKazuma Akechi
Kazuma SanoKazuma SanoSaki Sato
Seika FuruhataSeika FuruhataMei Yoshida
Kotone ShiinaStudent

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