Piranha

2010 1h 16m JA

Romance

Synopsis

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Natsu is unable to reveal her feelings to 'bento' (lunchbox) vendor Sone. Through the arrangement of Haruo, a man she has just met, she begins living together with Sone. But things aren't the way she expected them to be...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shirai Minami
Natsu
Mutsuo Yoshioka
Haruo
Mikio Namiki
Sone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kishū Izuchi
Writers: SHIINA
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Youth H" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Shirai Minami and Mutsuo Yoshioka and Mikio Namiki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2390323 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kishū Izuchi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Part of the "Youth H" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Shirai Minami and Mutsuo Yoshioka and Mikio Namiki carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2390323 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.