Mango no Ki no Shita de

Rinko and Aya, employed in the Philippines in 1944, escape one of the most gruesome battles of the Pacific War. Based on the accounts of actual women survivors, this special depicts the friendship - the joy and sadness - shared by these two women, whose lives remain intertwined in wartime and long beyond.

Created by Osada Ikue

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Cast

Keiko Kishi

Rinko Okuta (1989)

Kaya Kiyohara

Rinko Okuta

Misako Watanabe

Aya Kusakabe (1989)

Mayu Yamaguchi

Aya Kusakabe

Sakura Ando

Misaki Tamiya

Shirō Itō

Renji Tamiya

Kento Hayashi

Shinji Kadoi

Shunsuke Daitoh

Tamae Ando

Shinji Rokkaku

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