Like Grains of Sand (1995)
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.
Top billed cast
Yoshinori OkadaShuji Ito
Kōta KusanoHiroyuki Yoshida
Ayumi HamasakiKasane Aihara
Kumi TakadaAyako Shimizu- Kouji YamaguchiTouru Kanbara
Shizuka IsamiRika Matsuo
Kunio MuraiShuji's Father
Toshie NegishiMs. Nezu
Miyako YamaguchiMs. Yoshida- Chiharu IshikawaNoriko Yoshida
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