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Alternative Title: ママは昔パパだった

Genre: Human Drama

Film Date: August, 2009

Japanese Drama Cast: Komuro Yuta, Shirakawa Yumi, Toda Keiko, Yo Kimiko, Yoshida Eisaku

Description: Hitomi is the single mother of two young boys, Shun and Ryo. She has always been considered beautiful by her sons who are proud of her. However, Hitomi wasn't always their mother. Until ten years ago Hitomi was a man. After being diagnosed with gender identity disorder and undergoing sexual reassignment surgery, Hitomi, then known as Hitoshi, began living life as a woman.

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Alternative Title: あんどーなつ | 安藤奈津 | 안도 나츠

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Film Date: July, 2008

Japanese Drama Cast: Fubuki Jun, Kanjiya Shihori , Kunimura Jun, Omi Toshinori, Shirakawa Yumi

Description: Ando Natsu, whose dream is to become a patissiere, finds herself jobless after the shop owner’s sudden death. She goes to Tokyo in search of another job at a confectionery but the recruiting period has just ended and there are no available positions. This is when she makes her first encounter with the well-established Japanese confectionery “Mangetsudo”. It is run by the veteran confectioner Umekichi, Takezo, and Mitsuko, and they happened to be looking for a part-time worker. A number of chance events follow and Natsu starts working at Mangetsudo. Although her job is to serve customers, Natsu becomes interested in the world of Japanese confection. Having only worked in cake shops, everything is new to her and she is gradually drawn into the deepness and profoundness of Japanese confection.