Grapes Sting My Eyes (1991)

Plot Summary

Set in Katsunuma, Yamanashi Prefecture, heartland of grape cultivation, Okazaki Noriko, a high school senior and daughter of a grape farmer, reflects on her first encounter with Iwanaga Takeo, a star rugby player, three years ago in her family’s vineyard. Now, with her last summer vacation approaching, Noriko and her friends Kikuyo and Yuuko embark on a mission to confess their feelings to their crushes. Noriko, smitten with Iwanaga, who appears to be dating the school’s most beautiful girl, Nakayama Kyoko, gathers the courage to write him a love letter. In a twist of fate, she loses the letter, only to hear Iwanaga recite its exact words over the school announcement, revealing that their destinies are more intertwined than she ever imagined.

Full Cast & Characters

Naho Toda

Okazaki Noriko

Masato Hagiwara

Iwanaga Takeo

Tomoko Otakara

Atsuko Sakurai

Sachiko Sakurai

Reiko Tajima

Kanie Keizou

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