River of First Love (2004)
Overview
8-year old boy, Shimpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak constitution and lost her husband years ago. She takes care of her son lovingly but sometimes strictly, on her own. Shimpei's childhood sweetheart, Sayuri, is deaf, but somehow they can understand each other and they always spend time together.
Cast
Hiroshi Tamaki
Sinpei Kato
Haruka Ayase
Sayuri Takakura
Shunsuke Matsuoka
Kawashima
Hiroshi Abe
Shiro Takakura
Miki Nakatani
Satuki Kato
Akira Emoto
Hidejiro Tasaki
Ayumi Ito
Mika Inoue
Yuriko Hoshi
Matsuko Takakura
Mirai Shida
Young Sayuri
Kenta Suga
Young Sinpei
Daisuke Honda
Tadashi Sakata
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