
Tanabata's Wife
Romance · History · Drama
Overview
An adaptation of Sinai Hamada's short story. A Japanese farmer living in the Cordilleras hires a Bontoc woman to work at his farm, and eventually marries her.
Top Cast
Mia Fanglayan
Mia Fanglayan
Fas-ang
Mia Fanglayan
Fas-ang
Kurt "Ayeo-eo" Lumbag Alalag
Kurt "Ayeo-eo" Lumbag Alalag
Okdo
Kurt "Ayeo-eo" Lumbag Alalag
Okdo
Miyuki Kamimura
Miyuki Kamimura
Tanabata
Miyuki Kamimura
Tanabata
Danilo Balanay
Danilo Balanay
Tiago
Danilo Balanay
Tiago
Yoshiro Takada
Yoshiro Takada
Terada
Yoshiro Takada
Terada
Yoshihito Tsukasa
Yoshihito Tsukasa
Okamoto
Yoshihito Tsukasa
Okamoto
Shane Daweg
Shane Daweg
Bontoc Woman
Shane Daweg
Bontoc Woman
Rainell Cosme
Rainell Cosme
Bontoc
Rainell Cosme
Bontoc
John Rey Sagamla
John Rey Sagamla
Fas-ang's Father
John Rey Sagamla
Fas-ang's Father
Lito Casaje
Lito Casaje
Lito Casaje
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