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Asako is a 21-year-old woman, living in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku who has a free spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and she meets Ryohei. He looks just like her ex-boyfriend Baku, but he has a completely different personality.
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A rural village faces disruption from the construction of a glamping site for Tokyo tourists.
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Unfaithfulness dogs a couple on the verge of marriage.
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