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White Spring (2009)

Original title: 白い春

2009-04-14 · 50m · JA
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Former yakuza Haruo is finally released from prison after completing his sentence. With nine years worth of prison gratuities in hand, he stops at a restaurant to enjoy a good meal, but all of his money ends up being stolen. With nothing left, he spends the night at a net cafe, and he manages to look up his old friend from his yakuza days. When Haruo visits the next day, he learns that his old girlfriend Mariko was living with another man, but later died of illness. Haruo, who had committed murder 9 years earlier to earn the money for Mariko's medical treatment, is shocked and angered. He decides to track down that other man, who runs a bakery with his wife and daughter Sachi. Haruo later runs into Sachi at the park, but he has yet to find out the truth about her.

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Hiroshi AbeHiroshi AbeSakura HaruoYuriko YoshitakaYuriko YoshitakaNishida ShioriKenichi EndoKenichi EndoYasushi MurakamiMiho ShiraishiMiho ShiraishiKanako TakamuraMahiru KonnoMahiru KonnoMariko TakamuraNozomi ŌhashiNozomi ŌhashiSachi MurakamiYuya EndoYuya EndoYuuki Kojima

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Genre affinityFamily · DramaDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityFamilyActor preference299244 · 364745 · 157267Country preferenceJp

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Frequently asked questions about White Spring

What is White Spring about?

Former yakuza Haruo is finally released from prison after completing his sentence. With nine years worth of prison gratuities in hand, he stops at a restaurant to enjoy a good meal, but all of his money ends up being stolen. With nothing left, he spends the night at a net cafe, and he manages to look up his old friend from his yakuza days. When Haruo visits the next day, he learns that his old girlfriend Mariko was living with another man, but later died of illness. Haruo, who had committed murder 9 years earlier to earn the money for Mariko's medical treatment, is shocked and angered. He decides to track down that other man, who runs a bakery with his wife and daughter Sachi. Haruo later runs into Sachi at the park, but he has yet to find out the truth about her.

How long is White Spring?

White Spring has a runtime of 50 minutes.