Virgin Road (1997)
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Overview
To pursue her dreams, Sakurai Kazumi (Wakui Emi) quits her job and goes to New York to study jewelry design, against the objections of her naggy and stubborn but well-meaning father (Takeda Tetsuya). As part of remaking herself, she changes from spectacles to contact lenses, even though she has problems adapting to them. When she accidentally drops her contact lenses, a mysterious man helps prevent them from being stepped on, but he walks away before she can talk to him. Some years pass, and Kazumi is on a plane home after receiving a letter from her brother Taku saying their father is critically ill. She has morning sickness and has some run-ins on the plane with a sloppily-dressed man, and it is only when she drops her contacts and the man helps her in a similar way that she recognises him (Sorimachi Takashi). She chases after him and asks, "would you like to do some work (arubaito)?" It turns out that Kazumi in her last letter from New York had written that she was in a relationship with someone and that they might soon marry, but since then she has broken up with him, and she didn't want to make her father upset by coming home alone. The man, a freelance journalist named Yoshimi Kaoru, agrees to pretend to be her fiancé.
Where to watch Virgin Road
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | FOD Channel, FOD | — | — |
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What is Virgin Road about?
To pursue her dreams, Sakurai Kazumi (Wakui Emi) quits her job and goes to New York to study jewelry design, against the objections of her naggy and stubborn but well-meaning father (Takeda Tetsuya). As part of remaking herself, she changes from spectacles to contact lenses, even though she has problems adapting to them. When she accidentally drops her contact lenses, a mysterious man helps prevent them from being stepped on, but he walks away before she can talk to him. Some years pass, and Kazumi is on a plane home after receiving a letter from her brother Taku saying their father is critically ill. She has morning sickness and has some run-ins on the plane with a sloppily-dressed man, and it is only when she drops her contacts and the man helps her in a similar way that she recognises him (Sorimachi Takashi). She chases after him and asks, "would you like to do some work (arubaito)?" It turns out that Kazumi in her last letter from New York had written that she was in a relationship with someone and that they might soon marry, but since then she has broken up with him, and she didn't want to make her father upset by coming home alone. The man, a freelance journalist named Yoshimi Kaoru, agrees to pretend to be her fiancé. Virgin Road is a Drama, Family series, first aired on 1997-01-06, 1 season and 11 episodes.
Is Virgin Road worth watching?
There are not enough ratings yet to summarize how viewers feel about Virgin Road.
Where can I watch Virgin Road?
In Japan, Virgin Road streams on FOD Channel and FOD. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Tatsuaki Kimura, Michio Mitsuno
Cast
- Emi Wakui as Sakurai Kazumi
- Yasufumi Terawaki as Arikawa Jun
- Kimiko Yo as Michi
- Masaki Kitahara as Sakurai Taku
- Tetsuya Takeda as Sakurai Hikari
- Takashi Sorimachi as Yoshimi Kaoru
- Masato Furuoya as the bar owner
- Mai Hosho as Onda Kiri
- Masanori Sera
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Details and the 7.3/10 rating from Virgin Road on TMDB, also on IMDb. Back to Movie World.