D: Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Happy Hour).
S: Masahiro Higashide, Erika Karata, Sairi Itô.
Quality melodrama. Love at the centre of life doesn't seem false here, as dogs so many rom-coms/dramas. Agonising romantic heartache for the leads is palpable.
My review: http://www.filmaluation.com/asako-i--ii.html