Like Grains of Sand

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.

Cast

Yoshinori Okada

as Shuji Ito

Kōta Kusano

as Hiroyuki Yoshida

Ayumi Hamasaki

as Kasane Aihara

Kumi Takada

as Ayako Shimizu

Kouji Yamaguchi

as Touru Kanbara

Shizuka Isami

as Rika Matsuo

Kunio Murai

as Shuji's Father

Toshie Negishi

as Ms. Nezu

Miyako Yamaguchi

as Ms. Yoshida

Chiharu Ishikawa

as Noriko Yoshida

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