Like Grains of Sand
Genres
Overview
A coming-of-age story. Shuji, a Japanese teen, is falling in love with his friend Hiroyuki, however, Hiroyuki is attracted to Kasane, the new girl in their class.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
129 min
Release Date
1995-12-16
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
21
Vote Average
6.8
Yoshinori Okada
Shuji Ito
Kōta Kusano
Hiroyuki Yoshida
Ayumi Hamasaki
Kasane Aihara
Kumi Takada
Ayako Shimizu
Kouji Yamaguchi
Touru Kanbara
Shizuka Isami
Rika Matsuo
Kunio Murai
Shuji's Father
Toshie Negishi
Ms. Nezu
Miyako Yamaguchi
Ms. Yoshida
Chiharu Ishikawa
Noriko Yoshida
Bang-ho Cho
Teacher
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Fujita
Ryosuke Hashiguchi
Teacher
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