Tired of the hustle and bustle and the mechanical and dull life in the big city, Rie (played by Tomoyo Harada), a woman full of fantasies, and her gen[Expand All]
Tired of the hustle and bustle and the mechanical and dull life in the big city, Rie (played by Tomoyo Harada), a woman full of fantasies, and her gentle and considerate husband fled Tokyo and settled on a small hill near a lake in Tsukura, Hokkaido. The Mizuko couple run a bakery and coffee shop called Mani here. They divide the work to make delicious food and entertain the people who stop by. That year, the heartbroken Kaori Saito (played by カ, ナ) met the young man Tosho Yamashita (played by Yuta Hiraga) who had been trapped in Hokkaido all along, and pure feelings quietly developed. The silent little girl, Miku (played by Yuki Yagi), and her father (played by Ken Mitsuishi), with their longing for their mother, found solace in Mani. The terminally ill old woman and her husband visited here, savoring the final moments of their lives. Through the changing seasons, love comes and goes. The river of life flows slowly with the aroma of coffee and bread..[Collapse]
