And, the Baton Was Passed (2021)

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• Movie: And, the Baton Was Passed (literal title)
• Romaji: Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta
• Japanese: そして、バトンは渡された
• Director: Tetsu Maeda
• Writer: Maiko Seo (novel), Hiroshi Hashimoto
• Producer: Ikumi Taguchi, Nobuyuki Iinuma, Yuna Shiraishi
• Cinematographer: Hideo Yamamoto
• Release Date: October 29, 2021
• Runtime: 137 min.
• Distributor: Warner Bros. Japan
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Yuko Morimiya (Mei Nagano) is a high school student and she lives with her stepfather Morimiya (Kei Tanaka). Morimiya is her third father. Her mother, Rika (Satomi Ishihara), is a free spirited person and has remarried several times. She disappeared from Yuko’s life at a certain point. Even though Yuko and her stepfather are not blood related, she is fully loved by her him.

Cast

• Mei Nagano – Yuko Morimiya
• Kei Tanaka – Morimiya
• Satomi Ishihara – Rika
• Kenshi Okada – Kento Hayase
• Nao Omori – Mito
• Masachika Ichimura – Gahara Izumi
• Kurumi Inagaki – Miitan
• Aya Asahina
• Yuko Ando
• Naho Toda
• Hana Kino