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Live-Action Waiting for Spring Film Casts Rika Izumi, Yuki Sasō, Tamaki Ogawa
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
The official website for the live-action Waiting for Spring (Harumatsu Bokura) manga revealed the cast for three female characters around Mitsuki on Thursday. Rika Izumi will play Nanase Kashiwagi, Yuki Sasō will play Reina Yamada, and Tamaki Ogawa will play Yūko. (Note: characters' full name readings are not confirmed.)
Rika Izumi as Nanase Kashiwagi, daughter of the owner of the café where Mitsuki works part-time
Yuki Sasō as Reina Yamada, Mitsuki's friend in the same class
Tamaki Ogawa as Yūko, mother of Mitsuki's friend Aya
The film will open in Japan on December 14.
Yōsuke Sugino (bottom row right) will play the basketball team's "four kings" Towa Asakura, Rui Miyamoto, Kyōsuke Wakamiya, and Ryūji Tada.
Warner Brothers Japan is distributing.
publishing the manga in English, and it describes the story:
Mizuki (sic) is a shy girl who's about to enter high school, and vows to open herself up to new friendships. Of course, the four stars of the boys' basketball team weren't exactly the friends she had in mind! Yet, when they drop by the café where she works, the five quickly hit it off. Soon she's been accidentally thrust into the spotlight, targeted by jealous girls. And will she expand her mission to include…love?
Anashin launched Waiting for Spring in listed the manga in its 2018 list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens.
Sources: Waiting for Spring film's website, Comic Natalie
