Ikoku Nikki

Thirty-five-year-old novelist Makio Koudai never had a good relationship with her older sister Minori, who always berated her for being different. Due to this, Makio is not stricken with grief upon hearing the news that Minori and her husband die in a car crash. But when Makio is asked to identify their bodies, she runs into her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi, whom she has not seen in years.

Struggling to process her parents' death, Makio reassures Asa that her complicated feelings are valid and suggests that the teenager start writing in a diary as a way to cope with the loss. Upon learning that no other relatives wanted to take in Asa, Makio decides to become her guardian despite her lack of experience. In a world full of uncertainty, the novelist and teenager must learn to live with each other while figuring themselves out.

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Koudai, Makio Main

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Takumi, Asa Main

Mori, Fuuko Japanese

Kasamachi, Shingo Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Daigo, Nana Supporting

Matsui, Eriko Japanese

Nara, Emiri Supporting

Morohoshi, Sumire Japanese

Koudai, Kyouko Supporting

Asano, Mayumi Japanese

Touno, Kazunari Supporting

Kondo, Takashi Japanese

Koudai, Minori Supporting

Ohara, Sayaka Japanese

Matsui, Yuuko Producer

Kaneko, Hirotaka Producer

Miura, Fumito Producer

Cai, Ailian Producer

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