Way to Find the Best Life
Released: October 11, 2019Runtime: 115 minLanguage: JA
Sachie Kitahara is a housewife and she has devoted her life to her family. Mako Goda is a wealthy woman who runs a business. They are both diagnosed with terminal illnesses and are told they only have a short time left to live. These two women from completely different walks of life meet at the hospital. They both feel emptiness in their lives. They happen to get a 12-year-old's written bucket list. Sachie Kitahara and Mako Goda decide to carry out the girl's wish list and they begin to feel happiness entering their lives.
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Sayuri Yoshinaga
as Sachie Kitahara
Yuki Amami
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Tsuyoshi Muro
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Hikari Mitsushima
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Rio Suzuki
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Ryusuke Komakine
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Momoiro Clover Z
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Kento Kaku
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Kiyoshi Maekawa
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