I'm Your Destiny
Makoto Masaki and Haruko Kogetsu are both 29 years old and single. Since they were children, they have passed each other at various places like on the beach and shrines. Yet, the two are not aware of each other at all. One day, a man appears in front of Makoto Masaki and introduces himself as God. He tells Makoto Masaki about his destined soul mate and that she works next door. When he faces Haruko Kogetsu, he tells her "I'm your destiny."
Casts & Crew
Kazuya Kamenashi
Fumino Kimura
Tomohisa Yamashita
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Nanao
Yu Sawabe
Eri Watanabe
Maya Okano
Tetta Sugimoto
Koji Okura
Mako Ishino
Seiichi Tanabe
Also Directed by Noriyoshi Sakuma
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Also Directed by Naoko Komuro
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