White Album (2009)
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吉田泰三 — Assistant Director
Episodes 13
Yes, maybe the button was already pushed by then.
November, 1986. Second-year student at Yunagi university, Touya Fuji, is having a nightmare one morning. The dream is about his girlfriend and newly-cast idol, Yuki Morikawa.
Read MoreDo you believe in long-plotted encounters?
Yuki stops by music star-turned-studio president, Eiji Ogata's home, after finishing shooting a TV shoot. At the same time, Touya is paid a surprise visit by his childhood friend, and college classmate, Haruka Kawashima.
Read MoreHand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, back to back, and then... we don't have to take off our clothes.
Rina offers Touya a part time job "helping out her manager." Touya cancels his job as a tutor, more out of a desire to see Yuki than interest in the job itself.
Read MoreSometimes you feel like you understand someone beyond imagination. A lot of times it's the opposite though.
Thanks to Rina's intervention, Touya and Yuki are able to go on their first date in a long time.
Read MoreYuki's manager tells Touya that their thoughtless actions are perfect bait for celebrity gossip magazines and subtly hints that he should break up with Yuki.
Read MoreA good way to forget your troubles...How about getting involved in somebody else's?
Misaki's script was accepted by the Drama Club, but the Drama Club president, with whom she has a past, is forcing her to make all the props and clothes herself. The time limit is two weeks and Touya happily offers to help Misaki.
Read MoreA mental image is something that needs constant building up. It crumbles easily.
Yuki successfully finishes the recording of her debut single, "White Album." Meanwhile, Misaki is staying at Touya's father's house, as the two of them work to make the props and clothes.
Read MoreThe less time you have, the more you can do. The more you do. Of course, love is no exception.
A mentally imbalanced Haruka is wandering the streets, and is harassed by two men. She's saved by Mana, who happens to pass by. Touya is spending his days working with Misaki, the work getting more and more frantic as the deadline approaches...
Read MoreThe day of the big rehersal for the drama club play, Touya and Misaki finish the props and clothes. However, Tamaru insists that they change the color to "monotone."
Read MoreThe injured Misaki spends a night at the hopsital, and finds herself rapidly growing closer with Akira, who stayed with her the whole time. Due to a secret agreement between the head of M&M Music, Itsuki Kanzaki, and Ogata Productions' Eiji, Rina is forced to change the venue she was going to perform her concert in.
Read MoreTime won't take care of the feelings building up in your heart. It just labels them "forgotten."
Eiji reveals his secret agreement for the Christmas concert: a match to see who can bring in more fans. Rina interrogates Yayoi about a letter she discovered in the office trash can. Mana has gotten close enough to Haruka that the two of them are going biking together. Meanwhile, Touya is troubled over his feelings for Yuki, and reveals them to Yayoi...
Read More“Restriction. Deception. Deprivation. Giving. Waiting is more trying than all of these.”
Touya reveals his relationship with Yayoi to Rina but she takes him to task, telling him it’s too dangerous. The next day, Rina goes to wait for Touya in the VIP room at the end of his work day at Echoes, but Touya leaves with Yayoi in her car.
Read MoreEven though the glass was tipped over, didn't you notice? Not even one drop of water remained.
At long last, the Christmas concert begins, full of emotions and feelings. Touya shows up at the Yunagi Koukaidou for Yuki's concert.
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