In Tokyo, Jotaro Kobayashi (played by Toma Ikuta) is a young man with a lack of sense of crisis yet an optimistic outlook. After graduating from university, he started working as a temporary staff member and has struggled to become a permanent employee for seven years. Recently, he not only lost his job unexpectedly but was also dumped by his girlfriend. By chance, he gets the opportunity to go to Shimanto in Kochi Prefecture to work as a volunteer. At the same time, the self-important medical researcher Yoshiko Nikaido (played by Yoko Maki) is ordered to return to her hometown Shimanto to support local healthcare development. In this picturesque yet somewhat lonely small city, people seem to connect with each other more closely. New friends and long-lost relatives and friends lead Jotaro and Yoshiko to experience spiritual transformations. They, in turn, influence everyone around them to varying degrees. A renewed life journey presents different scenery along the way. Whether in laughter or tears, whether in gains or setbacks, the steps forward never cease...
Japanese Drama
The Late-blooming Sunflower
actor： Toma Ikuta, Yoko Maki, Kenta Kiritani, Yuu Kashii, Yuu Emoto, Fumino Kimura, Ryoko Kuninaka, Yutaka Matsushige, Junji Taguchi
director：Junichi Ishikawa, Yasushi Ueda
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type：Japanese Drama
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status：Completed
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updated：2025-05-15
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region：Japan
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year：2012
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language：Japanese
plot：Daijiro Kawai (played by Toma Ikuta), who is striving in Tokyo, is a young man w...more