Ai wo Tateru ~Stand for Love~

Chica, who works at an indigo dyeing workshop that has been passed down for generations in Motobu town, meets Yuto, a wealthy man, on a matchmaking app. Yuto becomes an apprentice at an indigo dyeing workshop in order to please Chica, but Yuto has a secret.

Cast

Ruka Matsuda

as Chica

Kazumasa Yamauchi

Yayoi Shiroma

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