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Satoko Always (2026)
Directed by Shuichi Okita
Drama · 2h 18m
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
Nishida Satoko
Hikari Ishida
Iijima Satoko
H
Himeno Kashun
Nakai Satoko
Daisuke Kuroda
Nakai Keigo
J
Junko Miyabe
Mitsuko Nakai
Y
Yuno Izumi
Kana-bun
M
Mirika Otsuki
Shima-ccho
T
Toharu Ogawa
Hayase Isamu
Yuzu Aoki
Shima Yusuke
Yohta Kawase
Matsunaga
Momoi Shimada
Kudo
Tomo Nakai
Kitajima
Crew
- Director
- Shuichi Okita
- Screenplay
- Shuichi Okita
- Director of Photography
- Akiko Ashizawa
- Editor
- Masaya Okazaki
- Producer
- Ryohei Tsutsui, Miyuki Sato, Suguru Kubota, Yuya Tanaka
Details
- Original title
- さとこはいつも
- Release date
- 2026-09-18
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Happinet Phantom Studios, Amuse Creative Studio, Office Shirous