Noriko lost her mother Yoshie when she was only 10-years-old. Yoshie knew she would not be able to live long enough to see her children grow up and wrote birthday cards to her children in the future. Agonizing over relationships with friends, love and marriage, Noriko grows up with hints and thoughts hidden on birthday cards which are sent from her mother every year.
as Noriko
as Yoshie
as Soichiro
as Masao
as Jun Tateishi
as Noriko (9-12 years old)
as Shosuke Tanihara
as Mitsuyo
as Saori Ishii
as Noriko (4 years old)
as Noriko (13-14 years old)
as Shimizu