

Drowning Love
2016-11-05 · 111 min · ★ 6.2
Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.
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- Directors
- Yuki Yamato
- Production companies
- ARK-Film, Shochiku, Culture Entertainment, GAGA Corporation
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Masaki SudaKoichiro Hasegawa
Nana KomatsuNatsume Mochizuki
Daiki ShigeokaKatsutoshi Otomo
Mone KamishiraishiKana Matsunaga
Ryohei ShimaShogo Hirono
Yoichiro SaitoNaoki
Gôichi MineTakumi Hasume
Ayumu ItoRyuta
Masami HoriuchiKoshiro
Miwako IchikawaMeiko
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