Satoko Always (2026)

6.0/10 • 138 min • Drama

Overview

Satoko is a 15-year-old junior high school student. After a brief encounter with herclassmate Hayase at the ENT clinic, she begins to write a story sparked by herfeelings for him. Satoko is a 35-year-old working at a film publicity company. After being stabbed bythe wife of her married lover and hospitalized, she starts writing a story. Satoko is a 55-year-old housewife. On the last day of making lunchboxes for herthree sons, she remembers her childhood dream of becoming a writer and beginsto write.

Cast

Kasumi Arimura

Hikari Ishida

Daisuke Kuroda

Nakai Keigo

Yuzu Aoki

Yohta Kawase

Momoi Shimada

Tomo Nakai

Yuko Nakamura

Kanata Hosoda

Yui Narumi

Mansaku Takada

Kanji Furutachi

Yoh Yoshida

Joe Odagiri

Michitaka Tsutsui

Iijima Shigeaki

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