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Feature film — 2025

Taste and Tears (2025)

5.01h 49mDrama — Romance

Bound by shared loneliness, Shinya and his classmate Yuka grow close while working on their school newspaper. But after a sudden incident, Yuka vanishes without a trace, leaving Shinya clinging to an unfulfilled promise. Thirty years later, long-buried truths about Yuka’s past finally surface, forcing Shinya to confront what was lost, and what remained unsaid.

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AX-ON / WOWOW / Shochiku / Pony Canyon / Storm Labels

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Director: Hatsuki Yokoo

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Cast & crew

Kento Nagao as Kazama Shinya

Kento Nagao

Kazama Shinya

Ami Touma as Arai Yuka

Ami Touma

Arai Yuka

Rintaro Mizusawa as Ishimura

Rintaro Mizusawa

Ishimura

Haruka Imou as Takanashi Moeka

Haruka Imou

Takanashi Moeka

Ryo Ikeda as Kota's father

Ryo Ikeda

Kota's father

Kentaro Tamura as Arai Kota

Kentaro Tamura

Arai Kota

Yukiko Shinohara as Yuriko

Yukiko Shinohara

Yuriko

Tamae Ando as Woman on the train

Tamae Ando

Woman on the train

Machiko Ono as Arai Yuka [Adult]

Machiko Ono

Arai Yuka [Adult]

Rie Mimura as Kazama Minami

Rie Mimura

Kazama Minami

Ken Yasuda as Kazama Kohei

Ken Yasuda

Kazama Kohei

Dean Fujioka as Kazama Shinya [Adult]

Dean Fujioka

Kazama Shinya [Adult]

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