Desc: Ikoku Nikki: Directed by Natsuki Seta. With Yui Aragaki, Ikoi Hayase, Kôji Seto, Kaho. Makio Kodai, a shy 35-year-old novelist, takes in her 15-year-old niece Asa Takumi after Asa's parents die in a car accident. Despite Makio's difficulties with relationships, she and Asa begin living together, forming a bond.